What was not a characteristic of the United Provinces?

A) It was born of resistance to the Habsburgs of Spain
B) It was solidly Catholic
C) It embraced a form of Calvinism
D) It quickly became an economic power
E) It is roughly coterminous with the modern Netherlands


Ans: B

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