Which of the following did the peace of augsburg accomplish? a. it set up the spanish inquisition to root out heresy. b. it ended the thirty years' war. c. it granted the netherlands independence from spain. d. it allowed german rulers to choose the religion of their states.

The correct answer is: D) It allowed German rulers to choose the religion of their states. This treaty was signed in 1555 by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the Schmalkaldic League to put an end to the struggle between Lutheranism or Roman Catholicism, giving rulers the ability to choose either one as the official confession of their state.

"a government in which power is divided between state and national levels". federalism is a system of government in which entities such and state and province, share power with the national government.