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Christoper Columbus was a Spanish sailor who wanted to reach India by sailing to the west. Instead he reached America, but he died thinking he had landed on India.
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Martin Luther nailed the 95 Thesis to the church door because he disagreed with the views of the Catholic Church. This was one of the main events that started the Protestant Reformation.
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Francis Pizarro was a sailor for Spain. He sailed along the west coast of South America from Panama to Peru and defeated the Incas in a bloody war.
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The Edict of Nantes granted freedoms to French Huguenots. It was issued by King Henry IV.
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The Thirty Years War began because of division in the German states. The Hapsburg family supported Catholics, but many of the German princes supported Luther.
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Charles II never listened to Parliament when he made decisions, so they got mad at each other and started a civil war. The round heads were on Parliament's side, and the cavaliers were on the King's side.
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The Stuart Restoration was a period when the Stuart Monarchy was restored to England for a short period of time. The king that Parliament restored was Charles II who was known as the Merry Monarch.
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King Louis XIV of France was an absolute ruler, and he wanted to centralize Frances government. He revoked the Edict of Nantes because he wanted everyone in France to be Catholic.
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The Glorious Revolution was a bloodless revolution against King James II. William and Mary of Orange came to England and were named rulers of England by Parliament.
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Part of North America was colonized by England. North America did not like how England was treating them so, influenced by the Enlightenment, the had a successful revolution.
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The French Revolution was influenced by the American Revolution and the Enlightenment. The 3rd Estate revolted because they wanted a republic and did not like the way Louis XVI was ruling.
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The storming of the Bastille is considered as the first violent act of the bloody French Revolution. It was stormed to get gun powder so the 3rd Estate could set up an army.
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The Congress of Vienna was a meeting between the European powers. It was held to re-establish balance of power in Europe after the reign of Napoleon.
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President Millard Fillmore sent Commodore Matthew Perry to Japan. He sent him to negotiate a treaty that would open trade with the U.S.
