Colonial Settlements in North America

During the middle Ages, persecution became the main trait of Europe. The individuals were subjects to violence. Governmental and social institutions were set against some groups of people whose social description was different, based on race and religion. Much legislation was issued against the people who displayed a tradition against the official laws. Robert L. Moore discussed thoroughly the suffering of medieval Europe in The Formation Of A Persecution Society: Power and Deviance In Western Europe 950-1250. Take the example of Alphonso II of Aragon ordered heretics to be expelled from his kingdom in 1194 and Peter II, Alphonso's successor decreed that they should be burned (Moore) .
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