In Western Europe the protestant reformation had all of the following effects except : Increasing the power of secular rulers
: weakening the power of the Catholic Church
:Reuniting the Catholic Church with the eastern orthodox church
:Encouraging literacy

Political rights for women grew most rapidly on the western frontier primarily because (1) the settlers were influenced by native american indian societies (2) women greatly outnumbered men in the west (3) pioneer life often required men and women to share responsibilities equally (4) immigrants settling in the west brought ideals of gender equality from europe