You got one minute to put the events in the right order by yourself.
You have one minute to compare your answer with the student next to you. Make adjustments so you have the correct order.
A. Start of the Twelve Years' Truce.
B. The Spanish emposed embargoes on the Republic.
C. The Peace of Münster was signed.
D. Johan van Oldebarnevelt lost his head.
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Put these events in the right order.
You got one minute to put the events in the right order by yourself.
You have one minute to compare your answer with the student next to you. Make adjustments so you have the correct order.
A. Start of the Twelve Years' Truce.
B. The Spanish emposed embargoes on the Republic.
C. The Peace of Münster was signed.
D. Johan van Oldebarnevelt lost his head.
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Grand pensionary/Stadtholder, Johan van Oldebarnevelt.
Grand pensionary/Stadtholder, Maurice of Orange.
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Homework check
Ch1.1 exercise
pay attention to each other.
do you have a different aswer? Just ask, sometimes there's more than one correct answer.
correct your answer.
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Todays aims
You know how the Republic became so wealthy.
You know why the VOC and the WIC were so important for the Republic's economy.
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In 1585 the Spanish conquered Antwerp.
Antwerp was one of the most important trade cities. After the Spanish came, most of the wealthy merchants left for Amsterdam.
The waterway were blocked and trade moved to Amsterdam.
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Amsterdam was an important city for the Baltic trade. After the losing the city of Antwerp to the Spanish Amsterdam grew even more, both in size and in importance.
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Dark green:
WIC Dutch West India Company.
Light green:
VOC Dutch East India Company.
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VOC. Dutch East India Company.
Founded in 1602.
To control prices of the spices, and to make it more safe to travel.
They were managed by the "lords seventeen".
The States Genaral gave the VOC privileges. Rights only the VOC had like:
Monopoly on trade in Asia.
Wage war against other countries.
Make diplomatic deals.
establish colonies.
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Go to work
10 minutes
Read page 11 and 12.
Do question 1 to 6 in pairs or in a group of three. You can quietly discus with the person next to you
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The Intra-Asian Trade
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WIC, Dutch West India Company.
Founded in 1621.
The same priviledges that the VOC had.
Well known for their major part in the slave trade.
They often clashed with Spanish ships, and took their silver.
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Homework
Read page 13.
Do excercise Ch 1.2 1 to 7, 9 and 10 on page 11 to 14 in pairs or in a group of three. You can quietly discus with the person next to you
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How many privileges do you recognize?
How did the VOC get control over the nutmeg trade?
What was the result for the people of the Banda Islands?