The Protestant Reformation in Europe in the first half of the 16th century seriously challenged the Roman Catholic Church. Before Martin Luther publicized his “95 Theses” attacking church corruption in 1517, virtually all Europeans belonged to the Catholic Church, but just 20 years later much of the continent belonged to the Reformed, or Protestant, church. Luther’s critique of the existing church had become a new denomination in its own right. The Catholic Church was forced to respond, and did so in several different ways during a period known as the Counter-Reformation.
The British government relaxed rules regulating trade for the American colonies in the late 1600s because the British hoped the colonies would become wealthier and spend more on manufactured goods from Britain.
People of Asia remained unaffected, The Europeans influence remained limited, Europeans took control of port cities but their impact was rare.
According to Civiced.org " the source of the authority of government- is a fundamental principle of democracy. The political equality of all citizens is an essential principle of democracy. In a democracy, the just powers of government are based upon the consent of the governed."
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