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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus sailed to the Americas
Columbus led his three ships- the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa maria- out of the spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. He made a mistake in thinking that he could reach Asia by just sailing west. He landed on an island in the Caribbean thinking it was the East Indies.
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Apr 13, 1521
Cortez conquers the Aztecs.
The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in 1521, led by Hernando Cortes, was a landmark victory for the European settlers. Following the Spanish arrival in Mexico, a huge battle erupted between the army of Cortes and the Aztec people under the rule of Montezuma. The events that occurred were crucial to the development of the American lands and have been the subject of much historical debate in present years. http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/americas/cortes.cp.html -
Apr 13, 1543
Copernicus presents the Heliocentric Theory
The Heliocentri Theory was Copernicus' theory that the Sun was the center of the Universe. Copernicus proposed his theory and published a book called " on the revolutions of the heavenly bodies". His book angered the Catholic and Protestant Church -
Apr 17, 1560
Europe suffers from inflation
Due to the increasing amount of gold coming into Spain, the gold was worth less. Spain suffered inflation. Warfare, plague, and famine contributed to the population decline -
Phillip II sends an armada to invade England
on 1588, King Pillip II sent an armada to invade England. The invasion was a disaster because England's ships were a lot faster and smaller. If the invasion was successful it would have been the end of Protestantism in England -
King James gives charter to London investor
In 1606, King james gave a charter to found a colony in North America to a group of London investors. The colonist focused more on finding gold than actually planting crops. Thus, many died from hunger and diseases. -
English settle Jamestown
English settlement in the Chesapeake region of North America. By December, 104 settlers sailed from London instructed to settle Virginia, find gold, and seek a water route to the Orient. Some traditional scholars of early Jamestown history believe that those pioneers could not have been more ill-suited for the task.
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Louis XIV of France begins his reign
When he became king, he was immensely popular. At his death, the people of Paris jeered him because his many wars had made him unpopular.
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Peter the Great of Russia begins his reign
Peter became tsar when he was only ten years old. On his eleventh birthday, he was allowed to use some real guns and he had young men and boys come to make up mock battles with him. in his first years as a tsar, he wasn't as interested in government.
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Glorious Revolution in England
William of Orange and his Mary were invited by the Parliament to take power in England. The Glorious Revolution was called "glorious" because there were no bloodshed involved. James II desired to rule and established the Roman Cathlic religion which the common people did not like. -
French Revolution begins
The French Revolution began in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille. The Third Estate formed their own assembly called the National Assembly. They wanted to move towards a democratic government rather than absolute monarchy. -
The Night of August 4
The peasants had burned the nobles' chateaux and destroyed documents which contained the feudal obligations. The National Assembly responded to the Great Fear . On August 4, 1789 the members of the nobility and clergy grave up their rights. -
King Louis XVI attempts to Escape
On the Night of June 20, 1791 King Louis along with his family border a carriage to head to Mary Antoinette's home country, Austria in order to escape France. The King was desguised as a steward while his son wore a dress.Their attempt to escape was unsucessful. -
Reign of Terror began
The Reign of Terror began in 1793 after the death of King Louis XVI. It lasted for about 10 months. The purpose of it was to kill rebels, enemies, and those who were gainst the revolution. Mximilien Robespierre was the mastermind of the Reign of Terror -
Napolean Conquers Most of Europe
Napolean was adored and depised by many because of his incredible work habits, to be both cold a friendly. France became the envy of the world. In an effort to consolidate more power Napolean became Emperor of France
