Grotius
was deeply involved in Dutch politics. In the early 17th century the united
kingdom of Spain and Portugal claimed a monopoly on trade with the East Indies . In 1604, after a Dutch admiral had seized the Portuguese vessel Santa Catarina , the Dutch East India
Company asked Grotius to produce a work legally defending the action on the ground
that, by claiming a monopoly on the right of trade, Spain-Portugal had deprived
the Dutch of their natural trading rights. The work contained the chapter – in
which Grotius defends free access to the ocean for all nations – that appeared
under the famous title Mare Liberum ( The Freedom of the Seas ) in 1609. The work supported the Dutch
position in the negotiations regarding the Twelve Years’ Truce concluded that
year with Spain and was widely circulated and often reprinted. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the
text?

Question

Grotius
was deeply involved in Dutch politics. In the early 17th century the united
kingdom of Spain and  Portugal  claimed a  monopoly  on trade with the  East Indies . In 1604, after a Dutch admiral had seized the Portuguese vessel  Santa Catarina , the Dutch East India
Company asked Grotius to produce a work legally defending the action on the ground
that, by claiming a monopoly on the right of trade, Spain-Portugal had deprived
the Dutch of their natural trading rights. The work contained the chapter – in
which Grotius defends free access to the ocean for all nations – that appeared
under the famous title  Mare Liberum  ( The Freedom of the Seas ) in 1609. The work supported the Dutch
position in the negotiations regarding the Twelve Years’ Truce concluded that
year with Spain and was widely circulated and often reprinted. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the
text?

Accepted Answer

The
whole of Grotius's book was published after his death.

Answer

Grotius
participated actively in political life.

Answer

Hugo
Grotius wrote a book on Freedom of the Seas.

Answer

Grotius
provided the legal support for the Dutch natural trading rights.

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