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 during the Rampjaar (15[1])(“ROMP-yar”). The Act of Abjuration declared this modern-day country’s independence from Philip II, (15[1])whose control over this country was resisted by the anti-Spanish (15[1])Sea Beggars. (-5[1])(*) Peter Stuyvesant was a governor-general for this country’s colonial holdings, including what became New York City. A stadtholder from (10[1])this country was placed on the throne of England in the Glorious Revolution. For 10 points, name this home country of William of Orange. ■END■ (10[1])

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