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1095
Pope Urban called for the Crusades
Catholics wanted to take the holy land from the Muslims. -
1200
The Crusades caused a big change
People's eyes were opened and they wanted to have new goods. More trade and manufacturing started. -
1254
Marco Polo was born.
In 1254 Venice, Italy, Marco Polo was born to merchant parents. -
1293
The Polos sail home
In 1293 the Polos ended their journey by sailing home to Venice. -
1298
Marco Polo was captured
During a battle in Genoa where Marco Polo was captioning a ship, he was captured by the enemy. In prison, a Pisan writer wanted him to write a book about what it was like traveling to Asia for trade. Marco Polo called the book "The Description of the World or The Travels of Marco Polo." -
1415
The Fortress of Ceuta was captured by the Portuguese
In 1415 the Portuguese captured the Fortress of Ceuta in Africa. They also found a lot of gold in Africa which they used in trade. The caravel was also invented. -
1419
The Madeira Islands were discovered
In 1419 the Madeira Islands were discovered by Portugal. This was funded by Prince Henry the Navigator. -
1427
The Azores Islands were discovered
In 1427, the Portuguese discovered the Azores Islands. Like the Madeira Islands, this trip was also funded by Prince Henry the Navigator. -
1434
Portugal had a successful voyage to Cape Blanco
Portugal had never had a successful voyage to Cape Blanco but that changed in 1434. -
1440
The Printing Press was Invented
In 1440 the German inventor Johann Gutenberg created the printing press. -
1456
The Cape Verde Islands were discovered
In 1456, the Cape Verde Islands were discovered. This was the last discovery before Prince Henry the Navigator's death. -
1469
Ferdinand and Isabella married
In 1469, Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile married. This unified Spain. -
1485
Columbus asked the King of Portugal for funding
In 1485, Columbus asked the King of Portugal to fund a journey to the Spice Islands. The King said no. -
1488
Días sailed to the tip of Africa
In march 1488, Bartolomeu Díaz and his crew sailed to the tip of Africa. He had planned to sail to India, but his crew wanted to sail back. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus landed on Hispaniola
On October 12, 1492, Columbus and his crew landed on the Island of Hispaniola, which is now the Dominican Republic. He thought that he had landed in India. -
1498
The Portuguese sailed to India
In 1498 Da Gama sailed to India and accomplished King Joâo's II dream. This made Portugal very rich. -
Hobbes wrote The Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes wrote The Leviathan in 1641 -
Locke wrote The Second Treatise on Government
John Locke wrote The Second Treatise on Government in 1690. -
U.S got independence
In 1776 the U.S got independence from Britian -
French Revolution
The French citizens revolted aginst the monarchy -
Slaves revolt
The slaves in Haiti started a revolt -
Hatiti became independent
In 1803 Hatiti became independent -
Napoleon invaded Spain
Napoleon Bonaparte, who was a French Emporer invaded Spain in 1804 -
Grito de Dolores
Hidalgo told the people in his town to fight for their independence. -
Admirable Campaign
The Admirable Campaign started in 1813 with Bolivar invading Venezuela. -
Chile re-captured
In 1817 Spain re-occupied Chile -
Spain takes Chile
On February 12, 1817 Spain took Chile. -
Economic crisis
In 1819, there was an economic crisis where many banks failed, this created a depression. -
Austin goes to Texas
In 1820 Moses Austin and a slave named Richmond traveled to East Texas. -
Gran Colombia
In 1821 Bolivar created Gran Colombia -
Mexico was independent
In 1821 Mexico was independent from Spain. -
Gran Colombia
Bolivar created Gran Colombia in 1821. It was turned into Venezuela, Colombia, Panamá and Ecuador. -
Peru got independence
In 1821 San Martin was able to make Peru independent. -
Austin's colony was passed
In 1823, the government of Mexico passed a law called the Imperial Colonization Law. This law would allow him to let settlers come to Texas. -
San Felipe de Austin
In 1824, Austin founded San Felipe de Austin which was the capital of his colony. -
Republic of Bolivia
In 1824 the Republic of Bolivia was made with Bolivar as the dictator. -
Constitution of 1824
Every early Texan immigrant came under this constitution, it said that Mexico would be a federalist government with a president. -
The old three hundred
In 1825, there were 300 people in Austin's colony, they were nicknamed the old 300. -
Republic of Freedonia
The Edwards brothers created the Republic of Freedonia in 1826 to be independent from Mexico. -
Austin's colony grows
More settlers moved to Austin's colony, which expanded the population. -
Law of April 6, 1830
Mexico made it so that they could have more power over Texas. They ended immigration from the U.S., empressario grants, slaves more Mexicans moved there and a tax was created. -
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
The Texans wrote a message to keep the peace that was called the Turtle Bayou Resolutions. In it, they supported Santa Anna. -
Santa Anna became president
Santa Anna became president of Mexico in 1833 -
General Cos is defeated
The Texans defeated General Cos and the Mexicans in 1835. -
Grass Fight
Erasmus "Deaf" Smith said that the Mexicans were coming with calvery and mules in November 1835. -
battle of Gonzales
The Texas army attacked the Mexicans and the Mexicans ended up retreating. -
Texas Revolution
In 1835 the Texas Revolution started. -
Goliad Campaign
The Texans when to Goliad to attack and they won with the battle lasting 30 minutes -
Treaty of Velasco
It made Texas an independent contrey. -
Alamo starts
The 13-day battle of the alamo started on February, 24 1836 -
Alamo ended
The Mexicans won the battle of the Alamo on March 6 1836 -
Goliad
There was a battle at Goliad that the Mexicans won and they executed all of the Texan solders -
Battle of San Jacinto
The Texans attacked while the Mexicans were on siesta. They yelled things like remember the alamo and the goilad. They won