The u. s constitution gives the supreme court the power of appellate jurisdiction. this power gives the court the authority to what?

the protestant reformation's started in 1517, disturbing the religious and political order in europe´s catholic countries. the outcome was the european wars of religion prosecuted in europe in the 16th, 17th and part of the 18th century. nonetheless, uprisings, territorial disputes, and great power conflicts were also causes of the wars.  

a historian is attempting to study how the puritans affected society in new england