text_original: CHAPTER VI CHANGE OF THE SYSTEM OF ALLIANCES (continued) 1756 7 The exclusion of the Low Countries from the benefit of the Treaty of Westminster was practically a hostile step against Austria, for it "enabled England, while its own Hanoverian possessions were preserved from assault^ to insist that the Austrians should participate in the war.
text_transcription: CHAPTER SIX CHANGE OF THE SYSTEM OF ALLIANCES SEVENTEEN FIFTY SIX TO SEVENTEEN FIFTY SEVEN THE EXCLUSION OF THE LOW COUNTRIES FROM THE BENEFIT OF THE TREATY OF WESTMINSTER WAS PRACTICALLY A HOSTILE STEP AGAINST AUSTRIA FOR IT ENABLED ENGLAND WHILE ITS OWN HANOVERIAN POSSESSIONS WERE PRESERVED FROM ASSAULT TO INSIST THAT THE AUSTRIANS SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE WAR
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