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The Spanish Inquisition was founded in 1478 by Ferdinand and Isabella. The purpose was to maintain the Catholic religion as dominant within there kingdom of Spain.
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Columbus led his three ships (Pinta, Nina & Santa Maria) . They sailed out of the English port of Palos on August 3rd 1492. His goals were to sail west until he reached the Indies.
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A 1494 agreement between Portugal and Spain declaring the newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginery line in the Alantic Ocean would belong to Spain.
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Spanish conquest led by Hernando Cortez, was a victory for the Europeans. After the Spanish arrival in Mexico, a gigantic battle happened between the army of Cortez and the Aztec people under the rule of Montezuma.
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The Heliocentric Theory is the model of which the Earth and other planets revolve around the sun. The Roman Catholic Church was against this theory,
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1588 declaration in which the French king Henry 4th promised that Protestants could live in peace in France and could set up houses of worship in some French cities.
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In 1607, a group of English people began a settlement on the banks of Virgina's James River. They were sponsered by the Virginia Company of London.
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Peter ruled the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire until he died. He expanded Tsardom into a huge empire.
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The revolution was against James 2nd. This revolution was also called the Revolution of 1688.
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The English Bill Of Rights lays down the limits on the Parliments rules on Freedom of Speech. An Act declareing the Rights and liberties of Freedom of Speech.
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The first part of his reign he wanted to follow the Enlightenment ideals and abolish torture, serfdom, and tolerance towards Jews . He supported the Americans, who were seeking there Independance from Great Britian.
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The French Revolution was a period of radical and political stuff in France. The French Revolution began in 1789 with the convocation of the Estate-Generals in May.
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Period of violence that occured after the French Revolution. The Jacobins killed 10,000 people with the guillotine.
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In less than a decade Napolean French army conquers more most of Western Europe. Napoleans war lasted from 1803-1814 when the revolution-torn nation of France stunnded the continent with a nearly global campaign of conquest and seeming invincibility.
