Germany had the urge to split its region between the Protestants in the north and the Catholics in the south because of the rising conflicts in these religious factions at the time of the "Age of Reformation." The continuous tensions between these two factions could rattle the political structure of Germany.
Maryland`s Protestant Association overthrew the colony`s Catholic proprietor, Lord Baltimore
Due to the intolerable acts, the continental congress was formed in order to see how the colonies would deal with these acts and prevent them from infringing upon the rights of the colonists. In short, the result was the beginning of the American Liberation war and the writing of the Declaration of Independence which eventually led to the United States becoming a free country.