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Jan 11, 1095
The crusades began
The crusades had much to do with the end of feudalism and the rise of a nation state -
Jan 1, 1292
Marco Polo wrote the stories of his adventure in China
his tales made people want to find riches of the East -
Jan 13, 1447
King Ferdinand of Aragon married Queen Isabella of Castile
They combined there kingdoms and conquered smaller kingdoms around them. -
Jan 1, 1448
The Printing Press came into use in Europe
The printing Press provided information which otherwise would have been unavailable without its use.Its sped up the the spread of knowledge -
Jan 14, 1453
Wars between france and english kings ended
France was united under the leadership of one king and one government -
Jan 14, 1485
Henry V11 became king in england
greatly increased his powers as time went on -
Jan 14, 1492
Spain,Portugal,France, and England had become great nations
they were ready to expand their trade and power into other parts of the world. -
Aug 14, 1492
columbus left spain with 3 ships trying to head east
ten weeks later hee arrived in the bahama islands -
Jan 14, 1497
Vasco de Gama sailed around the cape of good hope
he returned to portugal with a cargo of valuable goods -
Louisiana Purchase
the United States purchased from France the Louisiana Territory -
The War of 1812
It confirmed american independence -
The Missouri Compromise
passed by the U.S. Congress to end the, first of a series, concerning the extension of slavery. -
Monroe Doctrine
the establishment of separate spheres of influence for the United States and Europe, a call for an end to European colonization in the "New World" and a demand for nonintervention by Europe in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. -
Election of 1824
Jackson won the election by a popular vote of 153,000 -
Trail of Tears
Indian tribes got kicked out of their land by Jackson -
battle of the Alamo
Texans captured San Antonio and the Alamo. -
Annexation of Texas
Texas was becoming a part of the United states but the northerners didnt want that -
Dred Scott Decision
the effect of widening the political and social gap between North and South and took the nation closer to the brink of Civil War. -
Lincoln Douglas Debates
Douglas and Lincoln ran against each other for a U.S. senate seat from Illinios -
Battle of the Ft. Sumter
The bombardment of Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the American Civil War. -
Signing of the emancipation proclomation
The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
The Gettysburg Address
A significant speech made by Lincoln that made the nation realize we ARE anation -
Appomattox Courthouse
One of the last battles of the Civil War
