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• Look at the Quick Facts chart on p. 574. • Read about the different results of the reforma=on.
• In your opinion, which of those had the largest impact on Europe?
• Explain your answer in a paragraph. Use text evidence to back up your answer.
The Poli-cal Impact
I can iden=fy European regions that remained Catholic and those that
became protestant and explain how impacted religion in the New World.
7.52 Locate and iden=fy the European regions that remained Catholic and those that became Protestant and how the
division affected the distribu=on of religions in the New World. (C, G, H)
Background
• The Reforma=on created division within Europe. In Spain most people were Catholic. In the northern countries most people were Protestant. The Holy Roman Empire was a patchwork of small kingdoms, some Catholic and some Protestant. These divisions oTen led to poli=cal conflicts.
Religious Wars -‐ France • Most people in France were Catholic, but some became
Protestants. • French Protestants = Huguenots (HYOO-‐guh-‐nahts) • Tensions increased between the two religious groups aTer
the French king, who was Catholic, banned all Protestant religions. In 1562 violence broke out.
• Read the ar=cle and complete the comprehension quiz on the back.
Religious Wars – Holy Roman Empire
• Religious wars caused even more destruc=on in the Holy Roman Empire.
• There, the king of Bohemia sparked a conflict when he forced everyone in his kingdom to become Catholic.
• In 1618 Protestants rose up in revolt. The rebellion spread through the Holy Roman Empire, star=ng what is known as the Thirty Years’ War.
• hbps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWRycqvEWzs • The Holy Roman Emperor sought help from other Catholic countries. The Protestants also sought allies. The Catholic king of France agreed to help them because he didn’t like the Holy Roman Emperor.
Religious Wars – Holy Roman Empire
• ATer 30 years of figh=ng, Europe’s rulers worked out a peace agreement in 1648.
• This agreement, the Treaty of Westphalia, allowed rulers to determine whether their countries would be Catholic or Protestant.
• The treaty also made the states of Germany independent of the Holy Roman Empire.
Social Changes
• Read Social Changes on page 575. – How were leaders chosen in Protestant churches? – What would congrega=ons meet to do in the New England colonies?
– What is federalism? – Write a tweet with two hash tags that summarizes paragraph 4.
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