This country's war for independence was sparked by such affronts as the Tenth Penny tax and the Council of Blood. That war saw its Sea Beggars come to the aid of a leader later assassinated by Balthasar Gerard, William the Si
This country's war for independence was sparked by such affronts as the Tenth Penny tax and the Council of Blood. That war saw its Sea Beggars come to the aid of a leader later assassinated by Balthasar Gerard, William the Silent. For centuries, its namesake East India Company ruled from a city called Batavia over Indonesia. This country also colonized Bonaire, Curacao, Suriname, and Aruba, and its settlers became the Boers of South Africa. For 10 points, name this country, the homeland of Anne Frank, whose inhabitants like to build dikes.
This country's war for independence was sparked by such affronts as the Tenth Penny tax and the Council of Blood.
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