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Jan 1, 1440
Middle Passage
(From 1440–1640)The transportation for slaves from Africa to America. -
Jan 1, 1478
Spanish Inquistion
(From 1478-1834) founded by Ferdinand and Isabella.The purpose was to maintain the catholic religion as dominant within their kingdom of Spain -
Jan 1, 1492
Columbus sails to Hispaniola (discovers the Caribbean)
Christopher Columbus set sail in search of the East Indies. As the journey continues he sailed to Cuba, and Hispaniola. By the time he reached the East Indies, he thought he reached the East Indies but never actually reached the Indies,but he actually landed in present day Florida. -
Jan 1, 1492
Columbian Exchange
Was an extensive exchange of plants/animals between Europe and America during the 16th and 17th century. -
Jan 1, 1521
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
The conquest of the Aztecs wasn't taken by Cortez himself, it was planned by the Cuban governor Diego Velásquez. His success wasn't the more successful because he disobeyed Velásquez's orders to explore the lands, so there was a chase out to arrest Cortez. In the end, the Aztecs chased the Spanish out of their territory but a year later Cortez conquered every part of the Aztec empire except Tenochtitlan. -
Jan 1, 1543
Copernicus presents the Heliocentric Theory
The Heliocentric Theory is the astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around a stationary Sun at the center of the universe. -
English settle in Jamestown
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English Civil War
(From 1642-1649)Pariliment limits power,King Charles gets upset=people revolt. Was the Royalists vs. Parliament/Puritians. -
Louis XIV of France(14th) begins his reign
King Louis XIV was known as the worst king in history -
Peter the Great of Russia begins his reign
He wanted Russia to be similar to the Renaissance in Europe. -
Glorious Revolution in England
The revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland -
King Louis XIV dead
Died of gangrene at Versailles on 1 September 1715, four days before his 77th birthday.Head was chopped off. -
French Revolution beigns
It happened because of the peasants displeasure with the way the government and the king worked. The king was seen as ineffective and indecisive. The root cause was the huge French National debt that Louis XVI had inherited and the cost of such things as the French support for the American Revolution which was accompanied by high taxation and an unfair tax code. A popular uprising then took place called the Storming of the Bastille. -
Flight to Varennes
Was a significant episode in the French Revolution during which King Louis XVI of France, his wife Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family attempted unsuccessfully to escape from Paris in order to initiate a counter-revolution. Their destination was the fortress at Montmédy in northeastern France, a Royalist stronghold from which the king hoped to start a military campaign which would restore his rule. They were only able to make it as far as the small town of Varennes. -
Napoleon conquers most of Europe
As he continutes to conquer Europe, he becomes emperor.
