geeeenoo geeeenoo 24-11-2022 History contestada How did the Protestant Reformation contribute to migration to the New World? Leaders of the Reformation believed that there was no hope for Europe because it was blinded and polluted by Catholicism. Protestant persecution of Catholics led to a mass Catholic migration from Spain to the Americas. The religious disunity in Europe caused wars and persecution, which Protestant groups attempted to escape through migration. Protestantism encouraged missionary activity to new lands, while Catholicism discouraged converting Native Americans.