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Apr 16, 1492
Columbus sailed to the Americas
Christopher Columbus sailed and discovered the americas. -
Apr 18, 1492
Finding route to Asia
Christopher columbus convinced spain to allow him to find a route to Asia by sailing west across the Antlantic Ocean. He returned a few times but with a different purpose each time. Instead of being an explorer, he was a empire builder. -
Apr 16, 1521
cortez conquered aztecs
it was led by Hernando Cortez, a landmark for European settlers. -
Apr 17, 1543
Copernicus
Copernicus made a theory saying that the earth and other planets revolve around the sun. -
Apr 17, 1556
King Phillip II
He ruled from 1556 to 1598. His goal was to combine his territory in to one nation. (Spain, the Netherlands, parts of Italy, and the Americas. -
Apr 17, 1562
The French Wars of Religion
It started in 1562 and ended in 1598. Battles lasted for about 30 years. It finally ended when Henry IV came to the throne. -
English settle in Jamestown
They named the town in honor of their king. -
Searching for new land in north america
a company of London investors recieved a charter from King James to find a new colony in North America. -
Louis XIV begins his reign
He officially became king at age 4. He did not start to rule untill he was 23 years old in 1661. -
Glorious Revolution
Parlimentangered by james II's actions and the possibility that his cathloc son could become king, invited James' daughter, Mary, and her husband William to overthrow the king. There were no battles or blood in this revolution. -
Peter the Great becomes ruler
He became a czar as a child; his sister ruled in his place until age 17 when he removed his sister from the throne and took power for himself. -
French Revolution begins
Before the Revolution the social and political system was called the old Regime. They were didvided into three estates. -
Storming of the Bastille
On July 14, 1789, a mob, and soldiers stormed the Bastille. It was a way of revolt and revolution. -
The Reign of Terror
After the death of Louis, The Reign ofterror began. People were killed and beheaded. There were over 40,000 deaths. 85% were peasents and city workers. -
A new Constitution
A 1795 National Convention drafts another government plan. They had a 2 house legislature. Exective and legislative branches.
