Dutch Republic
In 1650 the Dutch republic, a political union of seven provinces, was a formidable commercial, financial, and naval power. The wealthiest and most powerful province was Holland, dominated by the influential merchant elite of Amsterdam, the leading banking and trading center in Europe. For the Dutch Republic, the period from 1650 to the Peace of Utrecht (1713) was one of shifting alliances and a series of military conflicts with other European powers. There were many challenges to the security of the Dutch republic from 1650-1713. The Anglo-Dutch Wars with England from 1652-54, 1664-67 took a major toll on the security of the Dutch republic. These wars resulted from the first of the English Navigation Acts, which required that English goods be transported on English ships, which was a huge boost to the development of an English merchant marine. By this time, there was a great commercial rivalry between the English and the Dutch. According to Document 1, it is seen that many naval battles were fought along the coasts of both England and the Dutch republic. In these little wars, England was relatively successful. Shown in Document 3, the Dutch seized only 500 ships from the English, while the English siezed be
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Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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