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Phillip the second was a defender of Catholicism as well as a good leader pointing the colony in the right direction.
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King Phillip raised the taxes to crush protestantism but the mob of angry dutch people went to the catholic churches then they all split up provinces.
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the church didn't have much authority in the colonies and the middle class got richer and they supported the monarchs more
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of the netherlands 7 provinces were protestant while southern were catholic
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online textbookHe sent 130 war ships to the English Channel and bombarded the armada.
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There was a huge decline in the value of money due to spanish explorers getting more and more gold. and they had to borrow money to fund the wars.
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El Greco and Velázquez created painting that showed great faith in Catholic Spain and pride in Spainish monarchy using bright colors helping Spain reach the golden age of Spanish art and literature.
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The dutch government was very stable and they trading the stuff they had in a smart way resulting them replacing the italians in the bankers of Europe.
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all of the absolute monarchs believed to have the divine right so no one questioned them.
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there was alot of religious conflict resulting in alot of taxes for supplies. There was also territorial conflicts so everyone was fighting
