The Protestant Reformation

The Protestant Reformation

A) Had no real effect on German peasants; they simply followed the lead of the princes and cities that supported the Reformation
B) Was strongly opposed by the peasantry, whose strong traditionalism led to the defense of all old religious habits even though peasant understanding of religious doctrine was minimal
C) Led peasants, already upset by inflation and escalating payments to landowners, to adopt strong protests couched in terms reflecting Lutheran ideas on scripture
D) Led the German nobility to take greater concern over the worsening economic plight of the peasants