Effects of the Reformation
What happened as a result of the
Reformation?
Open your books to page 340
Europe is divided over religion
 During the 1500’s, the majority of
Europe was Catholic.
 As a result of The Reformation, Europe
split into two sections that were
divided by religion. Most of northern
Europe became Protestant while
southern Europe remained Catholic.
Turn your books to page 341 to see
where they split.
Division of Europe
 In the Holy Roman Empire, kings
got to choose the religion.
 Why would this be a problem?
 Well, if you’re a Protestant living
in Catholic territory, wars
between kingdoms are going to
be a result.
People got tired of war
People were getting sick of the constant
wars over religion. People packed up all their
stuff, and moved to the Americas, where all of
you live today.
Would you guys pack up your stuff and move
to a whole new continent?
Division in the Americas
 When people
immigrated to
the Americas,
they brought
their religious
beliefs with
them. Most of
them were
Protestants.
The Original 13 Colonies
 When they got
here, they
formed the
original 13
colonies.
Religious Wars In Europe
 In Germany many peasants began
to rebel against land owners for
equal rights.
 Sometimes the wars were over
which religion was going to
control the government.
 Most of the time it was
Protestants fighting against
Catholics for control.
France
 French Protestants were known
as Huguenots.
 The French king wanted all
Huguenots out of France.
 In 1562, a noble killed a group of
Huguenots. This caused a series
of small wars between Catholics
and Huguenots for 20 years.
France – It gets worse!
 The worst day of this series of
fighting came on St.
Bartholomew’s Day Massacre.
 In the St. Bartholomew’s Day
Massacre, over 3,000 Huguenots
were killed in Paris, France on
August 24, 1752.
 Why??????????????????
WHY?
 Because Huguenots were
Protestants!
Edict of Nantes
 The fighting stopped in 1598
when King Henry IV issued the
Edict of Nantes.
 The Edict of Nantes gave religious
freedom to French Protestants
living in France. It gave them the
right to worship freely anywhere
in France except for Paris.
 Tensions between Catholics and
Protestants continued.
The Holy Roman Empire
 In Prague, the King was trying to
establish Catholicism as the only
religion in his region which
caused more problems.
 This started the Thirty Years War.
The Thirty Years War
 The Thirty Years Wars is a series
of wars fought for 30 years by
many of the countries of Europe.
 Although the war began for
religious reasons, in the end it
became political.
 For example, the Catholic King of
France helped the Protestants,
because he hated the Holy Roman
Emperor.
The Thirty Years War
The Thirty Years War
In the end, the war was more about
individual reasons:
 Some wanted to expand their
territory.
 Some wanted to expand their
trading rights.
 Other wanted to take out their
political rivals.
The Treaty of Westphalia
 The Treaty of Westphalia put an
end to the Thirty Years War.
 As a result, each ruler was able to
choose what their religion would
be.
 Germany became independent
with no single ruler above them.
 Finally, the Holy Roman Empire
no longer existed.
Social Changes
 People began to govern their own
churches.
 Congregation – Church Assembly.
 They elected someone to
represent them, because they felt
their ideas were important too.
 This gave way to people wanting
to govern themselves, politically
as well.
Who are these guys?
 How do they
relate to
federalism?
National Government Rights
 Print Money
 Only the federal
government can
print money.
National Government Powers
 Provide an
Army and
Navy
 Declare War
National Government Powers
 Establish a
post office.
 What goes on
at a post
office?
State Powers
 Only states have
the right to issue
drivers license.
 Why do they look
so different?
State Powers
 State’s have the
right to conduct
elections at the
local, state, and
federal level.
 Adults (who are U.S.
citizens and not
felons) can vote for
the president,
governor, mayor
etc.
State Powers
 Establish local
governments.
 Who are these
people?
 Your parents
helped put
them in office!
Federal and State Shared Powers
 Make and enforce Laws – They can decide on what are
fair laws, but the state decides the punishment.
Do we have capital punishment in California?
 Collect taxes, taxes, taxes, taxes….
 Build roads - like the highways that we use
everyday.
 Establish Courts – We have Federal and State
Courthouses in Fresno. If you commit a federal crime,
like making counterfeit (fake) money, you go to a
federal court house.
New View of the World
 Federalism gave way to the sciences.
 How, you ask?
 Well people wanted to know more
about the physical world. They didn’t
want someone telling them about it. It
didn’t matter if it was a Greek scholar
or a religious leader.
Division within Europe
Most people in northern
countries were Protestant.
Spain was Catholic.
Holy Roman Empire was a
patchwork of both. Keeping
peace was difficult. Many
wars broke out over religion.
France
Most people were Catholic.
Some became Protestants
known as Huguenots. The
French King decided to get
rid of all the Protestants.
It was tense, but not violent.
Division in the Americas
Catholic missionaries went to
Mexico, Central America, and
South America. Those places
are mostly Catholic today.
Places settled by Protestants
mostly from England, included
the original 13 colonies that
became the U.S.
St. Bartholomew’s
Day Massacre was the
Worst day of fighting
after 20 years of war.
3,000 Protestants
were killed. The
Edict of Nantes gave
religious freedom
everywhere but Paris.
Holy Roman Empire
The Thirty Years War
was a long series of
wars involving much
of Europe. The Holy
Roman Empire ended.
 FEDERAL POWERS
 STATE POWERS
Shared Powers