Religious division for instance has become more significant, for people in Northern Europe and the 13 colonies were mostly protestant and Southern Europe while Southern Europe and America as well as Mexico followed conventional Catholic teachings. In addition, religious wars transpired as a result of the reformations; specifically, the Huguenots or French Protestants against the French Catholics. This war was started due to the fact that the king wanted to eliminate all Protestants in the country. Eventually, King Henry IV created the Edict of Nates which allowed Protestants to stay in certain parts of France and granted religious freedom to most of the country. Another important conflict that rose as a result of the reformation was one called the Thirty Years’ War. It involved many European countries that fought to defend their beliefs, and it came to an end with the Treaty of Westphalia which allowed rulers to decide what religion they want their country to be. Social effects was also a major topic that the reformation affected. People were granted a voice in their religion which also allowed them to have a say in their government. This resulted in people starting to govern themselves. Now that people were governing themselves, federalism or the sharing of power between local and central governments became more
Religious division for instance has become more significant, for people in Northern Europe and the 13 colonies were mostly protestant and Southern Europe while Southern Europe and America as well as Mexico followed conventional Catholic teachings. In addition, religious wars transpired as a result of the reformations; specifically, the Huguenots or French Protestants against the French Catholics. This war was started due to the fact that the king wanted to eliminate all Protestants in the country. Eventually, King Henry IV created the Edict of Nates which allowed Protestants to stay in certain parts of France and granted religious freedom to most of the country. Another important conflict that rose as a result of the reformation was one called the Thirty Years’ War. It involved many European countries that fought to defend their beliefs, and it came to an end with the Treaty of Westphalia which allowed rulers to decide what religion they want their country to be. Social effects was also a major topic that the reformation affected. People were granted a voice in their religion which also allowed them to have a say in their government. This resulted in people starting to govern themselves. Now that people were governing themselves, federalism or the sharing of power between local and central governments became more