Engels : Nederlands
richer = rijker
international = internationale
arts = kunst
spend = besteden
seventeenth = zeventiende
golden = gouden
wealthiest = rijkste
earth = aarde
colonies = koloniën
was lacking = ontbrak
refugees = vluchtelingen
calls = noemt
restricted = beperkt
control = handen
French = Fransen
took = namen
by the way = overigens
measures = maatregelen
last names = achternamen
civil code = wetboek
left = verlieten
the southern Netherlands = Zuid-Nederland
Belgium = België
accept = aanvaarden
military = militaire
action = actie
useless = zinloos
developed = ontwikkelde
slowly = langzaam
realized = beseften
spiritual = geestelijke
cultural = culturele