European Jews have faced much discrimination throughout history, including, but not limited to, unjust and unnecessary deportations, physical assault that sometimes escalated to murder, being limited in their choices of profession, being limited in land ownership, and being forced to live in communities that were separate from larger society. Hope this helps.
The class that was exempt from taxes and military service was bonzes
Rufus King became a senator in 1789 at age 34
Dutch Protestants in the north gained their independence from Spain
