HIST 3850 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Evelyn Dick, Aurore Gagnon, Angelina Napolitano

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In medieval period, murder was usually linked to honour and masculinity ex: ghent (1282) The state now assumes more control over relations between individuals and a monopoly on violence, can also be linked to religious influence and changes in the economic organization. Today, most murders take place indoors by those who know each other and is often an action in the lower classes, this is opposite to medieval times labour. The justice system in the usa & canada they began to reproduce and self sustain themselves through natural birth. Beginning (cid:883)(cid:888)(cid:888)(cid:882)"s africans were enslaved and had to work the lands of southern white farmers, Northern america (cid:523)canada(cid:524) didn"t rely as much on slavery because of climate and indenture few days, little evidence, and you couldn"t appeal a verdict. Most serious crimes: us=felony, canada= indictable offence. Less serious crime: us= misdemeanor, canada= summary offence.