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Jan 1, 1300
The Renaissance
The Renaissance was a period of time when people in Italy began to take an interest in art, education, and how different people preceive the world. Men started to want to become someone that is all around and able to perform various talents. Men were expected to be able to sing, dance, write, play music, be charming, and a good fighter. Whereas women had very little say in politics. However, they inspired many artists during the Renaissance.The Renaissance changed they standards people had. -
Period: Nov 24, 1300 to
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Jul 1, 1337
The Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War was a conflict between France and England and how they battle on French soil on and off for a century. This conflict changed the way of warfare for Europe. Before they were happy with man to man combat, but this all changed with the introduction of the longbow.
By the end of the war however, both England and France had some major changes take place. In France, the respect and amount of power for their monarch increased. England went through the War of Roses. -
Jan 1, 1347
The Bubonic Plague
The Bubonic plague is a extremely deadly disease that made its way through Europe and Asia killing millions of people. Some of the demagaes on society that the Black Plague made was that many town population dropped. Prices grew higher and the trade stalled. Serfs left the manor in order to search for better pay. Peasant revolts told place because of nobles denying their requests for higher wages. Jews were killed because people thought they were the reason why the plague started. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement in 1494 between the two countries Spain and Portugal. It said that the newly found lands west of the line in the Atlanic ocean would be owned by Spain. However, the lands east of the line, would be owned by Portugal. These treaty was issued a couple months after the return of Columbus. This line gave Potugal more of South America. Both countries respected the line and Portugal controlled Brazil, thus the reason why Brazilians speak Portuguese. -
Jan 1, 1553
Roman Catholicism Restored by Queen Mary I
Queen Mary I of England ruled from 1553-1558 and was the first queen to rule in her own right. She was known as "bloody Mary" because she killed off so many Protestants to try to restore Catholicism. She married Philip II of Spain to become allies with a country whose main religion was Catholicism. Together, she hoped, they would influence their religion on the people. Mary's advisors and Parliament disagreed and tried to dissuade her, but argued that it was her personal business. -
The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a period of time when people began to listen to reason, nature, happiness, progress, and liberty. It inspired people to improve society and think outside of the box. One of the most famous philosophers was John Locke. He believed in human nature. That if you give humans the choice between right and wrong, they would pick right. He believed that people are entitled to three natural rights, life, liberty, and property. He said the governments job was to protect these rights. -
Industrial Revolution
Having just gone through the Agricultural Revolution, Europe was on a roll with their breakthroughs. It started with the industrializing of textiles followed by railroads, banking, and urbanization. All the new technology led to factories in northern America which presenting new and better jobs for the people in the south. Although jobs in these factories for men, women, and children were better than most jobs they had before, the conditions were harsh and dangerous. -
American Revolution
Lasting from 1775 to 1783, the American Revolution was the independence of The United States from Great Britain. The United States had been colonies of England establishes by opilgrims who immigrated for religious purposes, but since they were still under Britain's rule, they were not a country of their own. With disagreements over injustices, America went into war with Britain for freedom. Some of America's publicized reasons were "no taxation without representation" or "liberty or death". -
Constitution of the United States signed
The Constitution of the United States of America is a federal document that states the basic rights of citizens. The Constitution dealt with and found the answers to many problems America had. It was a product of a compromise in politics after ongoing arguments over topics like representation, state rights, and slavery. It led to bettering the loves of the Americans by abolishing slavery, and equality in representation. -
The Louisiana Purchase
A large part of North America, the Louisiana Territory was land America bought from France that had once belonged to Spain. The total amount of money America paid France was $27,267,622. The matters were dealt with between Robert R. Livingston, U.S. minister at France under Thomas Jefferson's direction and Charles Maurice de Talleyrand under Napoleon's direction. Spain was against the Purchase, but it was too late when the tried to prevent it. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise changed from 1820 to 1854 in terms of boundary lines, but the Compromise itself was the separation between the North and South of America. The north was a more urban land that had factories and cities and the south was more rural with plantations and farms. The major difference between the north and south was the north didn't have slaves whereas the south did which led to friction over whether or not it should be legal. This disagreement led to the American Civil War.
