The Kingdom of the Netherlands

Amy Chua included this empire in the book to show that an Empire could be so close to global dominance yet never proceeds to do so, never giving this empire the name as a hyperpower. This empire also used tolerance in a different manner than previous and following empires.

The Amboyna Massacre occurred in 1623 on the island of Ambon in present day Indonesia where twenty men were executed on the accusation of treason by the hands of the Dutch East India Company. Ten of these men were members of English East India Company who were trading at a post belonging to the Dutch East India Company. The Amboyna Massacre would result in an intensifying feud between the English and the Dutch, and would be a symbol for growing European power throughout the world.

Phillip, though a great ruler, did not allow his actions to be governed by necessity, but rather his religious ambitions. Phillip, "His Most Catholic Majesty," was very serious about religion. When the Dutch, within his empire, began

The New Netherlands colony was a company town; its benefactors cared little for a socially tolerant colony. However, after continuous protests, a limited local government was created. The majority of the Dutch colony’s land adopted feudal domain, which in time became populated with a large variety of immigrants. The New Netherland colony was under constant intrusion from its shareholders and neighboring New England colonies.

The Dutch West India Company settled New Netherlands, and the Dutch bought Manhattan. New Netherland was aristocratic and feudal.

In 1626, Peter Minuit led a group of Dutch settlers to the mouth of the Hudson River. Other Dutch colonies had already settled along the Manhattan and higher up the Hudson River. Minuit purchased the island of Manhattan from indians. He called his settlement New Amsterdam. The entire colony was known from then on as new Netherland, which is now modern-day New York.

In the 1600’s the reign of James II in England with his emphasis on Catholic practices and the censorship of mail motivated English Parliament to undertake a journey to the Netherlands in search of new leaders by the names of William and Mary. Their arrival in England prompted James II to abdicate his throne. This further propelled the period of William and Mary’s reign otherwise known the Glorious Revolution. Additionally, it put forth a new period of constitutional monarchy, religious toleration, and peaceful succession in England. The Glorious Revolution of 1688 led to the Enlightenment because, William of Orange promoted and protected religious toleration and a constitutional monarchy. Furthermore, the majority of English Protestants agreed with William of Orange’s stance and allowed the Glorious Revolution to further inspire them as enlightened thinkers. However, William was still heralded as a king and the people of England nevertheless portrayed him an absolute monarch.

In 1630, the Dutch and Swedes were the first to settle in New Jersey, the Dutch founding an outpost in Pavonia. The white settlement was not an easy acceptance for the Indian residents already occupying the New Jersey land and lead to many revolts against the Dutch and Swedish colonists. These uprisings halted progress towards any permanent settlements until 1660, the year the Dutch built the state's’ first permanent European settlement: Bergen.

In 1625, the Dutch West India Company founded New Amsterdam. The Dutch bought the land from the Manhattan Indians and made the land into farms. Everything on the land was owned by the company and was leased to tenants; this included buildings, windmills for grinding grain, and livestock. By 1639, the community spoke thirteen different languages and built a “burgher government” led by Peter Stuyvesant. In 1664 the English took over New Amsterdam but the Dutch government was not completely out until November 10th of 1674.

The Dutch fought to retain holdings in Africa, Asia, and South America.. But they surrendered New Netherland in 1664 w/o a fight.

The Dutch at the time were becoming very powerful because unlike the French they were offering free trade. Allowing free trade was leading to the rise of power for the Dutch, they were increasing ports and more people were preferring to trade with them. During the 17th century the Dutch was going through The Golden Age and they had to finance the growing trade with the trade routes, as a result of this the Bank of Amsterdam was created. During the time Calvinism was the state's religion, the Netherlands were a tolerant state, but mostly the people that gained from the Golden Age were the Protestants. During this era the middle class was beginning to rise and was the leading class because of the free market. People were not being taxed for their products and were able to trade with whomever they wanted. The Dutch republic was based not like a monarchy but more anti-monarchism because they believed that every citizen had a right to vote. The Dutch had an Egalitarian view and they wanted every person to be equal and to have the same rights. The Dutch’s Egalitarian view affected how they responded to the command of Philip II of Spain when Philip tried to make everyone Catholic. Instead of listening the Dutch started the Dutch Revolt. The Main reason that they fought back was to protect their values and

New Netherlands is known for many poor conditions. Adriaen Van Der Donck described the reasons for this and soon became a document known as the “Representation of New Netherland.” One reason was the persistent issue of a bad government most particularly the incompetent administration of Kieft. Director General Stuyvesant was also blamed for the bad government. This is because he was unable to fix the fort at New Amsterdam and was described as “a molehill or a tottering wall, on which there is not one gun-carriage or one piece of cannon in a suitable frame or on a good platform.” He was also seen as a tyrant who baited his opponents constantly by asking their advice and the exploding on them. Stuyvesant Second, there was a ton of racism against

Since the many splits and merges of various religions, it seems that the Jewish people have never seemed to be accepted in any other religious domain. In this Petition, the Jewish people have been kicked out of yet another country, Brazil, which was previously under the power of the typically religious tolerant Dutch. This petition is a way for the Jewish people to contact the Dutch West India Company to address the fact that they are making it more difficult for the Jewish people to travel and live in another country.

Oppression is defined as being the “the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner” (Oppression np). This term superbly defines the situation the Netherland Provinces found themselves in before the year of 1684. Under the rule of King Philip II, the King of Spain and the Holy Roman Emperor, the provinces faced countless hardships. Nevertheless, between the years of 1568 to 1648, the seven northern states of the seventeen Netherland Provinces, formally united against King Philip II’s rule and began their fight for independence in the series of battles now known as the Dutch Revolt (Fritschy 58). This period of time featured multitudinous deaths of not only common folk, but also nobles such as counts and princes. With this in mind, one

The nation of Indonesia has barely had independence for less than a hundred years. Before the Japanese captured the country; Indonesia was in the control of the Dutch for 350 years. Indonesia did not receive its independence till December 1949. Why did the Dutch decide to settle land in what was commonly known as the Dutch East Indies and how were the lives of the natives affected?