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The 17 pages that link to Treaty of Münster, each with the reason it gives.

• Dutch colonial empireRelated: Its recognition of Dutch independence followed decades of conflict during which overseas ambitions grew.

• AntwerpRelated: Its closure of the Scheldt to navigation constrained Antwerp’s maritime commerce.

• Spanish NetherlandsRelated: It formalized the separation between the independent north and the Spanish Netherlands.

• States General of the NetherlandsRelated: Recognition confirmed the international standing of the government the States General represented.

• Dutch colonization of the AmericasRelated: Recognition secured the political status of the republic during its colonial expansion.

• Union of UtrechtRelated: It confirmed the independence of the polity built on the Union.

• Act of AbjurationRelated: Spain's formal recognition came decades after the declaration rejected Philip's sovereignty.

• ScheldtRelated: Its settlement helped shape political control of the Scheldt estuary and navigation.

• North BrabantRelated: It confirmed the separation that left much of Brabant under Dutch rule.

• FrieslandRelated: Its settlement confirmed the political order in which Friesland was a province of the Dutch Republic.

• OverijsselRelated: Its settlement confirmed the Republic’s sovereignty, including Overijssel’s place within it.

• History of CuraçaoRelated: Its settlement confirmed Dutch sovereignty over Curaçao.

• William II of OrangeRelated: Its conclusion sharpened William’s dispute with Holland over whether to reduce the army.