Which of the following statements would likely have come from someone living on the west coast of medieval europe?

a. the magyars have overrun and plundered our towns and villages for years.

b. we have to be prepared for raids from ferocious invaders from scandinavia.

The correct answer is - b. We have to be prepared for raids from ferocious invaders from Scandinavia.

The people living on the western coast of Europe, during the Medieval period, were living in constant fear for few hundred years because of the raids that were constantly happening by the invaders from Scandinavia, commonly known as Vikings. The Vikings were well known for being big, strong, ferocious, excellently trained military force, that was coming from the sea unexpectedly. They were robbing, raping, taking slaves, and very often capturing places that were suitable as ports, as they were primarily a naval force that was mostly focused on the sea trade.

from the religious point of view, the conflicts began because of the enmity between catholic and protestants. in 1649, at the insistence of baltimore, the colonial assembly approved the act of religious tolerance, the first law in the colonies granting freedom of worship, though only for christians. in 1654, however, with the protestants of maryland in the majority, the act was revoked. the almost civil war broke out and order was not restored until 1658, when lord baltimore was returned to power.

on the issue of class conflict, the chesapeake region offered few economic opportunities to contract employees who had served their term of obligation. even with the small amount of capital needed to grow tobacco, former hired servants at best became subsistence farmers, a mature class for those called to rebellion, such as those proposed by nathaniel bacon. as the number of new hired workers declined because of limited chances of progress and reports of severe treatment, they were replaced by african slaves.

from the racial point of view, after 1660, the chesapeake colonies imposed laws that defined slavery as a lifelong and hereditary condition based on race. this made slaves profitable because planters could rely not only on their work but also on their children. the slave population, which numbered four thousand in virginia and maryland in 1675, grew significantly by the end of the century.