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Jan 24, 1492
Columbus sails to Hispaniola
When columbus found the Caribbean while searching for the Indies. -
Oct 10, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand was the first to sail around the world with 230 men on 5 ships. Only 18 men returned, and Magellan was not one of them, -
Jan 1, 1521
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
While Montezuma II was the Aztec emperor, Cortez captures the Aztec Empire -
Jun 2, 1532
Pizzaro and the Incans
After many years of trying Pizzaro captures the Incan Empire using 169 spanish soldiers and native allies. -
Sep 10, 1543
Copernicus presents Heliocentric Theory
Theory that the Sun is the center of the Universe, not the earth -
Mar 12, 1580
Phillip II, King of Spain
He gained control of the Portugal and Portuguese territories -
Henry IV
He became the first king of the bourbon dynasty -
English Settle Jamestown
13 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts, a group of 104 English men and boys began a settlement on the banks of Virginia's James River. This Became known as Jamestown. -
Louis XIV of France begins his reign
King Louis XIV was the most powerful ruler in French History. He boasted "I am the state" and was known as the "Sun King" -
Peter the Great of Russia begins his reign
Peter the great became Tsar at the age of ten. When his brother Ivan died, Peter tok over the Monarchy and became Tsar. Adventually he took absolute rule. -
Glorious Revolution in England
The overthrow of King James II by William. -
French Revolution Begins
The Third estate was upset about not having a voice in the government. -
Maximillien Robespierre comes to power as a dictator
his power only last a year, he starts the reign of terror because he thought everyone was an enemy of the republic -
Napoleon conquers most of Europe
Napoleon was born a peasant, he bacame a strong military leader, and used France to conquer Europe -
1795 National Convention drafts yet another government plan
This consisted of a two house legislateive and a directory-executive body made up of 5 men
