TOWNSEND HARRIS H.S.
MR. BARBETTA, PRINCIPAL
A.P. EUROPEAN HISTORY
MR. STONEHILL
DUTCH REPUBLIC AND ANGLO-DUTCH WARS FROM 1650-1713
(DBQ)
Flowchart:
Challenges |
Identify
|
Analyze
|
English, France along trade rtes 1 | many battles in English channel 1
Security
|
| England seizes more ships than Dutch 3
|
| England allies w/ France (Dover 1670)
|
| (docs. 6,7,8)
| who pays for war? and ^ taxes
| Dutch do not have strong central gov’t
Unity
| some provinces wealthy (Holland) |
| but others are not (4)
| Provinces are divided on these issues
| merchants not good soldiers (5)
|
| who leads soldiers?(9)
| lead to Dutch military inefficiency
| (1)
|
Prosperity | Many nations want North sea trade| Dutch prosperity declining because
| Competition from English East
| of inefficiency at war
| Indies trade company (11)
|
| Decrease trade 1645-1695 (2)
|
| ^ Dutch debt to pay for war (12,13)|
Intro: The Dutch Republic declined in its security and prosperity from 1650-1713 due to
a lack of unity and no strong central government. This lead to military inefficiency
which allowed more centrally united monarchies of France and England to take over
wealthy Dutch trade routes through war.