Round 6: Tossup 7

A corporation from this country executed rivals in the Amboyna Massacre. In this country, the De Witt brothers were lynched and cannibalized (15[1])during the Rampjaar (15[2])(“ROMP-yar”). The Act of Abjuration declared this modern-day country’s independence from Philip II, whose control (15[1])over this country (15[1])was resisted (15[1])by the anti-Spanish Sea Beggars. (*) Peter (10[1])Stuyvesant was a governor-general for this country’s colonial holdings, including what became New York City. (10[3])A stadtholder (10[1])from this country was placed on the throne of England in the Glorious Revolution. (10[1])For 10 points, name this home country of William of Orange. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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