How European kingdoms were evolving into Nation-States as a result of the Reformation and the Renaissance

We’ve discussed how European kingdoms were evolving into Nation-States as a result of the Reformation and the RenaissanceWe’ve discussed how European kingdoms were evolving into Nation-States as a result of the Reformation and the Renaissance. Do you think European colonization of the New World moved this process forward or brought Europe back to the status of empires? Why?. Do you think European colonization of the New World moved this process forward or brought Europe back to the status of empires? Why?