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Christopher Columbus sailed and discovered the americas.
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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.
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it was led by Hernando Cortez, a landmark for European settlers.
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Copernicus made a theory saying that the earth and other planets revolve around the sun.
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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.
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It started in 1562 and ended in 1598. Battles lasted for about 30 years. It finally ended when Henry IV came to the throne.
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They named the town in honor of their king.
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a company of London investors recieved a charter from King James to find a new colony in North America.
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He officially became king at age 4. He did not start to rule untill he was 23 years old in 1661.
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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.
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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.
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Before the Revolution the social and political system was called the old Regime. They were didvided into three estates.
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On July 14, 1789, a mob, and soldiers stormed the Bastille. It was a way of revolt and revolution.
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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.
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A 1795 National Convention drafts another government plan. They had a 2 house legislature. Exective and legislative branches.
