Write 800-850 words, typed double-spaced, 12 pt. font, normal margins, on the following topic.
The writers of the Dutch Revolt laid out many of the ideas that were later picked up by the American Founding Fathers and became part of modern liberalism. Edmund Burke also belongs to that tradition, at what is known as its conservative end. Summarize the main issues that the Dutch used to justify their revolt, and explain what aspects of it Burke would have approved, and what he would have disapproved.
Writing, grammar, spelling, punctuation COUNT. Use the Writing Center, or a style book such as Strunk & White, The Elements of Style.
Citations should be limited to parenthetical references in the text, as in:
The author of “A Defence and True Declaration” asserted that priests are insatiable and greedy (p. 18), but some conservatives treat Protestant ministers with more respect (Burke p. xx).
