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Apr 17, 1215
Magna Carta is Created
A political document the nobles had king joun sign that guarantees certain political rights -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus Sails to America
Columbus sails to America in 1492, he led 3 ships the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. He originally was going to Asia but he landed on America. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
An agreement between Portugal and Spain, declaring that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the atlantic ocean would belong to spain, the lands east of the line would belong to portugal. -
Apr 16, 1521
Cortez Conquers the Aztecs
A major reason that cortes and his army conquered the Aztects was because they were more advanced in their technology (Guns, Armor, transportation, ect.). -
Apr 16, 1543
Copernicus Presents the Heliocentris Theory
Copernicus wrote a book called De revolutionibus orbium coelestium before he died in 1543. This book was often regarded as one of the starting points in modern astronomy. -
Edict of Nantes
A 1598 declaration in which the French King Henry IV promised that protestants could live in peace in france and could set up houses of worship in some French cities. -
Dutch East India Company is Created
A company found by the in early 17th century to establish and direct trade throughout asia. -
English Settle Jamestown
Most of the people in Jamestown died within the first few years because Jamestown is surrounded by undrinkable water and has swampy areas with lots of mosguitos. -
Louis XIV of France Begins His Reign
Louis XIV was known as Louis The Great or the Sun King. During his reign France fought in 3 major wars, Franco/Dutch war, The war of Augsburg, and the war of the Spanish Succession. -
Peter the Great of Russia Begins his Reign
Peter ruled the Tsardom of Russia before he ruled the Russian Empire. Peter led a cultural revolution that replaced the traditional and medieval social and political system with a modern scientific Europe-orientated and rational system. -
Glorious Revolution in England
The Revolution was deseigned for the overthrow of King James II by a union of the english parlianentarains with the dutch stadholder william the III of orange nassau -
French Revolution Begins
The Revolution caused The Tennis Oath, the assault on the Bastille, the passage of the Declaration of the Rights of Man, and the march on Versailles. The revolution stopped absolute monarchy for a while and gave Kng Louis XIV very limited power. -
Tennis Court Oath
A pledge made by the members of Frances National assembally in 1789 -
National Assembly Created
French Congress established by the representatives of the 3rd estate on june 17 1789 to enact laws and reforms. -
Napoleon Conquers most of Europe
During his reign Napoleon was exiled twice. Napoleon helped the people and was a very popular ruler even though the idea of a monarchy was hated.
