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Apr 16, 1445
portugal
portugal the first to apply the new sailing techniques. they had strong government support which allowed them to accomplish the over seas exploration. -
Apr 16, 1492
columbus sails to the americas
he made a mistake in thinking that he could reach asia by sail west. he encountered native americans when he first arrived -
Jul 19, 1492
the columbia exchange
iteams includedeed tomatoes, squash, pineapples, tobacco, and, cacao beans. disease was also introdruced to the native americans. -
Oct 5, 1500
slavery
farmers used prisoners of war to work for them. race was not always a factor in slavery, normally it was captured prisoners of war or people of a different nationality or religion -
May 20, 1543
copernicus presents the heliocentric
the heliocentric theory is the that the sun is in the center of the universe and not the earth. he presented it in 1543. -
Jun 19, 1562
the french war of religion
the huguenots were opposed by the ultra-catholics. battle lasted about thirty years, ended when henry iv came to the throne -
Jul 18, 1581
cortez conquers the aztecs
he marched 600 men to the aztec capital. montezum, the aztec emperor, at first thought cortez was a god because of how he dressed. -
the fur trade
one beaver pelt could buy a cooking kettle or a pound of tabacco and 12 pelts could buy a rifle. both canada and the us have passed laws regulating the humting season for beavers. -
english settle jamestown
the settlers were more interested in finding gold than planting crops. seven out of every ten people died of hunger, disease, or battles with the native americans in the first few years -
civil war and commonwealth
cromwell kicked his opponents out of parliament. had charles 1 executed -
louis xiv of france begins his reign
he was the son of louis xiii he became king at 4.cardinal mazarin ran france until louis was old enough -
glorious revolution in england
parliament, angered by james ii's actions and the possibility that his catholic son could become king, invite james daughter, mary, and her husband william to overthrow the king. -
peter the great of russia begins his reign
peter was most prominent member of the romanov family.he won the war against sweden and built st.petersburg -
french revolution begins
it was a period of radical social and political upheaval in france that was a big impact -
napoleon conquers most of europe
a meeting of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd estates led to riots thoughout paris
