What was the main cause of the Dutch Revolt?
Economic crisis
Religious tensions
Territorial disputes
Royal succession
Answer
The main cause of the Dutch Revolt was religious tensions between the Catholic Habsburg rulers and the growing Protestant population in the Low Countries. The Habsburgs' attempts to suppress Protestantism led to widespread unrest and eventually resulted in the Seven United Provinces seceding to form the Dutch Republic.
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