3.1 Flashcards
1
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Provincial States
A
The daily government of a province in the Republic led by Regenten.
2
Q
Regenten
A
rich men who had a lot of influence in the daily politics of the Republic
3
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Grand pensionary
A
the political advisor of the States General
4
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Twelve Years’ Truce
A
a truce of twelve years with the Dutch Republic and Spain tried to negotiate peace
5
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Embargo
A
measures taken by a government to restrict the trade of another country
6
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Peace of Münster
A
a treaty signed by the Dutch Republic and Spain, ending the Eighty Years’ War
7
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Sovereign state
A
a state with borders, where a government makes laws and where people abide by those laws
