Europe was going through a turbulent and difficult time in the mediaeval period in * 600-1500
500-1200​

600-1500.

Explanation:

The Middle Ages (c. 500 to c. 1500) was the period in the history of Europe between antiquity and the early modern period, traditionally situated between the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century and the Renaissance that began in Italy in the 14th century.  Characteristic of this long period in Western history are the fragmentation of political authority, a predominantly agrarian economy, a society divided between a military nobility (owning the land) and a serfdomized peasant class, and finally a religious based mindset, defined by the Christian church.

the confederates at fort sumter.

c) they were beaten and fired from their jobs.