Question

This long, costly uprising against the rule of Spain occupied much of the energies of Philip II during his reign -- It was driven by the rebels' resentment of high Spanish taxes and Philip's efforts to suppress Calvinism -- Elizabeth I provided aid to the rebellion

A) War of the Roses

B) Hundred Years' War

C) Dutch Revolt

D) War of the Spanish Succession

Answer 1

The uprising described in the question was the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule, where Philip II faced Calvinist rebels and later sent the Spanish Armada against England, both of which failed. so, option c is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The long, costly uprising against the rule of Spain, mentioned in the question, which was occupied by Philip II's efforts and driven by resentment from high Spanish taxes and attempts to suppress Calvinism, receiving aid from Elizabeth I, is identified as the C) Dutch Revolt. Philip II of Spain faced rebellion in the Spanish Netherlands, with war raging from 1568 until the signing of a truce in 1609. The northern provinces eventually established their independence as the United Provinces of the Netherlands.

This period also included a failed Spanish naval attack on England in 1588, known as the Spanish Armada, in an attempt to restore England to the Catholic Church and end its support for Protestant rebels in the Spanish Netherlands. The Spanish Armada was defeated by smaller, faster English ships and a storm that destroyed the remaining vessels.