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Sent 1: Expansion quickly peaked however, and the European powers who had carved up the New World set about testing each other in dynastic conflicts and colonial rivalry.
Sent 2: The English were the main rivals of the Dutch on the high seas, and there were several wars between the two in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Sent 3: In 1665–1667 the Dutch sailed up the River Medway and sank the British fleet moored there.
Sent 4: The 18th century saw Amsterdam grow into the foremost financial center in the world, but the seeds of decline had already been planted.
Sent 5: When the English colonies in New England rose up in revolt against the British, they found ready Ailies in the Dutch.
Sent 6: From their colonies in the Caribbean they sent caches of arms and ammunition.
Sent 7: The British were furious and went to war in 1780, destroying the Dutch navy and signaling a sudden decline in power and influence from which the Netherlands never recovered.
Sent 8: Trade suffered to such an extent that in 1791 the VOC went into liquidation.
Sent 9: In the latter part of the century there were anti-Orange demonstrations by pro-French factions in the country, and in 1795 Napoleon Bonaparte took the Netherlands in his epic march across Europe.
Sent 10: Under the yoke of another foreign power, and with trade at an all time low, the Golden Age was truly dead.
Sent 11: The Return of the House of Orange Napoleon installed his brother Louis as King of Holland and he chose to take the fine Town Hall on Dam Square as his palace — now the Koninklijk Palace.
Sent 12: But only four years later he fled the city after civil disturbances broke out when he raised taxes.
Sent 13: When Napoleon's bubble burst and French power began to wane, William of Orange emerged from exile and was proclaimed king in 1813.
Sent 14: Amsterdam had to work its way out of economic decline, but throughout the 19th century the city grew steadily.
Sent 15: Industrialization changed the city.
Sent 16: With the building of the Central Station at the end of the century, Amsterdam turned its back on its seafaring past and looked towards the mechanical age for its future.
Sent 17: The station was built over the old harbor wall and some of the oldest canals in the city center were filled in to allow better access to motorized vehicles.
Sent 18: Dam Square was landlocked for the first time in its history.

Question: In the 17th and 18th century the English and the Dutch were main rivals on the high seas, who did they fight that made them become Ailies? (true/0)

Question: In the 1700's, who sent arms and ammunition, from their colonies in the Caribbean, to battle the British? (true/1)

The Dutch
British Colonies
French
Dutch Navy

Question: Did Amsterdam grow into the foremost financial center in the world before or after the Dutch sailed up the River Medway and sank a British fleet? (true/2)

Before
After

Question: What caused Dam Square to become landlocked for the first time in its history? (true/3)

When Louis was installed as King and took the Town Hall on Dam Square as his palace
Due to Amsterdam's economic decline
The station was built over the old harbor wall and some of the oldest canals in the city center were filled in to allow better access to motorized vehicles
Canals in the city center were filled in
After Central Station was built over the old harbor
The government

Question: Why did trade suffer to such a severe extent in 1791? (true/4)

British influence
Because of war with the colonies
Because VOC went into liquidation
Dutch navy destroyed
Because of the war between Britain and the Netherlands

Question: How many years passed between when the VOC went into liquidation and when William of Orange was proclaimed king? (true/5)

20
22 years
Bubble burst
22

Question: The building of the Central Station occurred at the end of which century? (false/6)

19th
18th
19th Century
Industrialization

Question: Who was forced to flee after he raised taxes and civil disturbances broke out? (true/7)

Question: Why did the British go to war with the Netherlands in 1780? (true/8)

Supplying ammunition to colonies
Because they became Ailies to the English and sent weapons to the English
Because trade was suffering
Dutch Rivals
Because they found out the Dutch were supplying the British colonies with ammunition

Question: Whom were the post Revolutionary War kings of the Netherlands? (false/9)

The king of England
King Louis and William of Orange
Napoleon Bonaparte and Louis
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon's brother Louis and William of Orange
William of Orange and Napoleon Bonaparte
William of Orange and Napoleon's brother Louis
Napoleon installed brother and the exiled William of Orange after him

Question: How many years passed between when the British furiously went to war, destroying the Dutch navy, and when the VOC went into liquidation? (true/10)

1791
11 years
11
10

Question: What year signaled that the Netherlands's "Golden Age was truly dead?" (true/11)

1791
1795
Anti orange demonstrations
After

Question: Why did Britain go to war with the Netherlands in 1780? (false/12)

Because they were upset that the Dutch were supplying the British colonies with ammunition
Influencing british colonies
The Dutch were sending the English colonies caches of arms and ammunition
Because the golden age was dead
More control

Question: Napoleon took the Netherlands in 1795, where did he take for his palace? (true/13)

Town Hall on Dam Square
The House of Orange
On the bank of the River Medway
The centre square

Question: Who sent caches of arms and ammunition to the English colonies? (true/14)

The Dutch
Foreign powers
French
Dutch from the Carribean

Question: Why are the Dutch no longer a powerful force in the world of trade? (false/15)

Because they started to decline as an outcome from the dynastic and colonial wars against other European powers
A faster trade route was discovered
The British destroyed the Dutch navy
The unrecoverable destruction of their ships and ports by the British
Trade tariffs were imposed on the Dutch
Because they focused on industrialization and abandoned the seas
Because they were defeated by the English fleet and Napoleon's army
Because of an economic crisis

Question: What foreign power took over at the death of the Netherland's Golden Age? (true/16)

French
Napoleon Bonaparte
British

Question: How many times were ships destroyed during the multiple conflicts between England and the Dutch? (true/17)

8
4
Three times in the 19th century
Two times between 17th and 18th centuries
There were no ships sank in the British-Dutch wars
6
2
The Dutch sank the British fleet in 17th century and the British sank Dutch navy in 18th century

Question: The Netherlands depended on what for their economic stability and gain? (true/18)

Seafaring in the past and mechanical age since 19th century
Trade
Taxes
The sea trade, the financial activity and industrialization sice 19th century
Its military treaties with European powers
Trade and industrialization
Its agriculture and raw materials
Military Strength

Question: The "Golden Age" was considered dead after who took control of the Netherlands? (true/19)

Question: Which countries did the Netherlands have problems with? (true/20)

Question: How many times did the English and Dutch fight each other? (true/21)

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