The Protestant Reformation took place in 1517, and split Christianity between Catholicism and Protestantism. Rhode Island was founded by radical theologian, Roger Williams in 1636, after being driven out of the Massachusetts colony for what was considered radical thinking in those days.
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The Renaissance began first, but history is not a timeline where one thing starts where another ends, so there is some overlap of the beginning of the Reformation and the end of the Renaissance. Also, there were reformers during the renaissance but they are not considered directly part of the reformation that Luther is famous for.
renissance The correct spelling is Renaissance
The Reformation did, it began in 1517. Jamestown was founded in 1607.
Many branches of Protestant religions came about as a result of the Reformation. The most significant of them all are Lutherans and Calvinists, but they also include lesser known Anabaptist, Moravian, and other pietistic movements.
middle ages
Religion was then a more important factor in people's lives than today (in general). This means that it was very important for wealthy people to commisson artworks on religious subjects. Churches and convents also commisioned artworks. One should know that in those days artists never made art without being commissioned.