Why did the Protestant reformation matter what did it do

1. Protestantism gave rise to secular democracy. In the Middle Ages and early modern period, religious institutions and the state were often intimate bedfellows. ... "The Reformation deemphasised the power of institutions and strengthened the bonds between the individual and sacred scripture,

peasants’ war, (1524–25) peasant uprising in germany inspired by changes brought by the reformation, peasants in western and southern germany invoked   divine law to demand agrarian rights and freedom from oppression by nobles and landlords. as the uprising spread, some peasant groups organized armies. although the revolt was supported huldrych zwingli and thomas müntzerits condemnation by martain luther contributed to its defeat, principally by the army of the swabian league. some 100,000 peasants were killed. reprisals and increased restrictions discouraged further attempts to improve the peasants’ plight.

i think it would be " a" i might be wrong tho

they died because of a disease during the first spanish colonies.