How did the religion affect the unification of Germany?

By the end of the movement, a significant number of German states had converted to Protestantism. This led to a major barrier to unification in the 1800s: as the most recent protectors of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austrians had remained Catholic. ... Prussia was Protestant - as were the northern states it most influenced.

Explanation:

By the end of the movement, a significant number of German states had converted to Protestantism. This led to a major barrier to unification in the 1800s: as the most recent protectors of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austrians had remained Catholic. Prussia was Protestant - as were the northern states it most influenced.

Explanation:

one of the major compromises in the constitutional convention was between the small states and big states. the small states wanted each state to have the same number of representatives in congress. the big states wanted representation based on population.