What was the war that led to the northern provinces of the Low Countries gaining independence?
Eighty Years' War
Hundred Years' War
War of the Roses
Thirty Years' War
Answer
The northern provinces of the Low Countries gained their independence from Spanish rule during the Eighty Years' War, also known as the Dutch Revolt. This conflict resulted in the formation of the Dutch Republic.
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