New England had been the colony to first establish public schools, hope this helped!
The Netherlands sought to seek independence from Spain at the end of the 16th century because Philip II, the Spanish king, directed the Spanish Inquisition against the Protestants in the Netherlands. Also, the Dutch did not want to pay the high taxes demanded for Spain's many wars, and b<span>ecause Calvinist Protestants did not agree with the Catholic rulers of Spain. Therefore, D. all of the above is the correct answer.</span>
It was the Patriot Victory at Saratoga that brought these two nations together in an open alliance. Of course the Americans and French were already somewhat allied because France was also at war with Great Britain during the American Revolution.
