Dutch Revolt Flashcards
The frist
Declaration and modern revolution
Commercial society
Main points
Liberalism Concerns Constitutionalism (law should hold power over all- even king) Liberty (value) -States (enforce it) -Constitution (defines it) Dutch appeal to English and Germans (Prod.) for help 1570 Defense and True Declaration
Liberalism (6 elements)
Rule of law
->gov. run by law
Bill of rights
- > come from reasoning and logic
- > individuals have rights
Individualism
- > a value
- > individual is imp
Limited government (power and control of life) ->liberalism limit
Market economy
->free commerce
Representative constitutional government
->those in power rep the general pop
Liberalism is rational and internationalist
Concerns
Taxes
Power of states (congress) v. crown
Religion
Nationalism
Dutch appeal to English and Germans (Prod.) for help
Union of Northern Netherlands 7 yrs later
War with Spain
Spain takes England
1609 truce- Golden Age (most business and trade)
1648- peace treaty
1688- Dutch invade England (Glorious Revolution)
1570 Defense and True Declaration
Purpose to explain to English and Germans
Human nature to be greedy
Oppression
Denied representative government by King (didn’t like central government)
Innovation
Religion
Wealthy threatening to leave
Constitutionalism
Law should hold power over all- even king
Religion
Pope interfere
Took property
Burning of churches (it happened, didn’t intend it, it fact it was provoked)
Political leaders not really Catholic
Prohibited Protestants from leaving (didn’t want them to be built up)
Revolts led by
Elite
Never mentioned
Governess- women in politics not talked about
Taxes
w/o approval of states
is the worst
Factors/Themes
Religion (Prot. vs. Catholic)
Nationalism/identity
- > Dutch identity as different from Spanish
- —>appeal to Germans (played down differences)
- > religious beliefs taken away (Protestant)
Constitutionalism
- > rights, privileges, and traditions (demand old rights that go back hundreds of years)
- > law/rights rule, not the person
Taxes (worst)
Personalities/leadership
- > governess make law to not insult another
- > Duke of Alba- brought in troops (mean leader)
- > Dutch leader- William of Orange (the silent)- determination, patients
Press
- > 1st major political movement made possible by press
- > propaganda
- > helps coordinate (on same page, know goals, know threats)
Representation/Government
->wanted limits
Liberty (value)
- > states (enforces it– represent people)
- > constitution (defines it)
First commercial society
Trade
Dutch sell guns to Spanish (all profit goes to own revolution)
Defense of States
Soldiers wanted foreigner as general
Defend own class (reasons)
->benefit everyone (rep people as whole, not individually)
->approved of all over past 800 yrs (not how it sounds)
->poor dislike ambition (reality- network of money)
We rep the ppl, the ppl have just been mislead
Defense of elitist politics
Dutch golden age:
Economy
