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Jun 5, 1215
King John pressured by Barons and church
The Barons, with the support of the Church, pressured King John to spell out a list of their rights and guarantee that those rights would be enforced. The Barons provided a draft, and after some negotiation, King John put his seal to the Magna Carta in Runnymede in June of 1215. Ryleigh Castro #5 -
Aug 30, 1215
The Magna Carta Is Written
The Magna Carta was written as an English legal document in 1215 CE. Ryleigh Castro #5 -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue Chloe Sciammas #34
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who wanted to sail the Atlantic Ocean, hoping to find a route to India to sell and trade spices. He made a total of four trips along the Caribbean and around South America. On his first trip, Columbus sailed for the King and Queen of Spain. He lead three ships including the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria, which was the biggest ship he captained. Columbus was the first European since the Viking Leif Ericsson to set foot on the mainland of America. -
Oct 1, 1493
Continuing His Sail Chloe Sciammas #34
It was October 11, 1492 when hse potted Caribbean islands off southeastern North America. He landed on one of the islands and called it San Salvador. They returned to Spain in 1493.Soon after he returned in 1493, he left on his second expedition, but now with 17 ships and 1500 crewmen. His purpose was to find gold and capture Indians for slaves in the Indies. Columbus established a base in Hispaniola and sailed around it and along the length of southern Cuba. -
Oct 28, 1498
His Final Sail
IHe named the island Dominica in 1493. It was 1498 when Columbus set sail again, now moving farther south to Trinidad and Venezuela. On his last and final trip in 1502, he sailed to Mexico, Honduras, Panama, and Santiago. He soon died in 1504 and is now buried in the Dominican Republic. Chloe Sciammas #34 Chloe Sciammas #34 -
Jamestown Is Founded In Virginia Molly Bonini #3
Thirteen years before the pilgrims with King James I as ruler, 104 men and boys from England were selected by the Company of London to make a profit from the New World's resources, even though all of them were clueless about what to do for the matter. When they left in December lead by Captain John Smith, they were all expecting to have someone to take care of them. When they landed on May 14 in 1607, however, there was no one there, so their population plummeted with the help of the immediate a -
Magna Carta abandoned when King John died and taken over
King John later abandoned the Magna Carta, triggering a war that lasted until his death in 1216. Henry III took the throne (his son).enry III reissued the Magna Carta in 1225. Ryleigh Castro #5
