<u>Answer</u>:
Losing against the Protestants in the country and further rift with allies like England, Sweden and Denmark led to the shift of power away from Rome, the seat of the Catholic church
<u>Explanation</u>:
In the 15th Century, with the reformation in Education sector led by the Humanist, the roots of the Roman Catholic church started to weaken as more and more noble class wanted to adopt the newer methodology and curriculum of studies.
Further, with the Church’s focus on consolidating political power with the help of the bureaucrats, they lost out their power on the locals and Daily church life, which was pointed out by the Humanist reformers.
In addition to this, with emergence of strong individual leaders like Martin Luther King, Religious autonomy was further popularised, leading to the downfall of Catholic Church. In fact, in England, Henry VIII was moving towards religious autonomy and shirking away from the clutches of the Holy Roman Empire. It created a parallel setup called the Anglican Church which gave supreme religious power to the king itself, instead of the Pope.
Answer: It isolated the countries from the capitalistic system of Western Europe
Explanation:
Its purpose was to generate revenue for the federal government (to run the government and to pay the interest on its debt), and also to act as a protective barrier around newly starting domestic industries. An import tax set by tariff rates was collected by treasury agents before goods could be unloaded at U.S. ports.
