oct 31, 1517 - Protestant Reformation

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The Protestant Reformation began in Western Europe through a series of reforms against the Catholic Church and papal authority. War began between the new religion and the old causing internal conflicts in countries like France and England. Such religious conflicts are important to American history as groups migrated to the Americas in search of religious freedom or to spread Christianity so that it continued as a large force. It demonstrates how not only were explorers traveling for economic and political motives but also for religious reasons.

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