Immigration During the 16th Centruy

... Immigration During the 16th Century The sixteenth century was an unpleasant time to live. A lot of people were upset about the times. There were a few items that meant so much to the people of Europe, that they were willing to give up their citizenship and become immigrants. They became immigrants because of the issues of religion, trade, and technology. Religion was probably the biggest issue of the time. During the sixteenth century, the Catholic Church was forcing the people to be catholic. Since they were forcing people to worship in a certain way, the sixteenth century became known as the "age of religious wars" because of the bloody opposition between Protestants and Catholics. Unfortunately, the people wanted to worship God in their own way, the Protestant group, later splitting into Lutheran, Presbyterian, Baptist, and many other religions. People were persecuted during the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church. The

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