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1095
Pope Urban Call for the Crusades
Catholics tried to take Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims. This is an illustration of the Crusades. -
1200
Commercial Revolution
A change/shift in the lifestyles because of the crusades. This is an illustration of trading. -
1254
Marco Polo Birth
Marco Polo the explorer was born during this year. This is a painting of Marco Polo. -
1293
Marco Polo Begins Journey Home
Polos come home with many valuable items on their ship. -
1298
Marco Polo war prisoner
Marco Polo was captured as a prisoner of war and inspired to write a book about his adventures. This is a drawing of him in prison. -
1415
Portuguese begin African Exploration
Portuguese captures the Fortress of Ceuna and then began to get more gold. This is a drawing of the Fortress. -
1419
Portugal Discovers Madeira Islands
This discovery encouraged them to travel further into Africa. This photo is a map of the islands. -
1427
Portugal Discovers Azores Islands
Discovered shortly, after Madeira Islands, exploration funded by Prince Henry. This photo is of the islands. -
1434
Portugal Makes it Beyond the Cape
After 15 tries, Prince Henry's crew makes it further south than Cape Bojador. This photo is of the cape. -
1469
Ferdinand and Isabella Get Married
This marriage unified Spain under Catholicism. This is a photo of the two. -
1485
Columbus Presents Western Travel Plan to King of Portugal
His idea was rejected, and he continued to be rejected by many other kings and queens. This is a photo of him presenting his plan to the Portuguese King. -
1488
Dias Makes It Around The Tip Of Africa
Dias planned on going all the way to India, but his crew wanted to go back home. This picture is of the Cape of Storms, the name Dias gave the area. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus makes landfall on Hispanola
This is the present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti. This photo is a map of the island. -
1498
Da Gama and Diaz Make it to India by Boat
This was King Joao's dream, and their achieving it made Portugal among the richest countries in the world. This is a photo of Vasco Da Gama. -
Haitian Revolution Begins
Slaves revolt against whites -
Haitian Revolution Ends
The slaves beat the whites -
Napoleon invades Spain
Napoleon's brother was placed in charge of Spain, and Bolívar was disappointed. -
Mexican Revolution Begins
Grito de Dolores gathers citizens to fight. -
Bolívar invades Venezuela
Admirable Campaign begins and is victorious -
Santiago is Liberated
San Martín surprised Spanish soldiers who had taken over Chile. -
Economic crisis causes depression
Many banks failed, so many people lost money and their jobs. -
Moses Austin and his slave arrive in Texas
He met Baron de Bastrop in San Antonio, and he helped Moses with his colonization plan. -
Mexican Revolution Ends
Mexico gains independence, and despite Hidalgo's death, the Mexicans won. -
Moses Austin Death
He died after getting sick, and his work was continued by his son, Stephen. -
Gran Colombia Created
Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador were all under Bolivar's rule. -
San Felipe de Austin founded
Austin felt that his colony needed a capital, so he created this city. -
Around 440 out of 1,790 colonists were slaves
These people that had been shipped from Africa made up almost a quarter of the population. -
100-200 settlers in San Felipe
A settler described it as no more than thirty log cabins in a line. -
San Antonio taken over by Texans
Texans defeat General Cos, and Ben Milam, the leader, was killed in battle. Most soldiers went home after this -
Grass Fight
Texans seize a unit of Mexican soldiers and their mules. They take their supplies and won the fight. -
Battle of Gonzales
Texas refused to give Mexico a cannon and told them to come and take it. Revolution begins -
Goliad Campaign
Texas seize Goliad in a surprise attack on the Mexicans. Gained military supplies and morale. -
Treaty of Velasco
This treaty officially marked Mexico's acknowledgment of Texas as a country. They had a series of agreements to keep the peace. -
Beginning of the Alamo siege
The Mexicans begin a 13-day siege of the Alamo, outnumbering them 8,000 to 150. The Texan backup did not arrive in time. -
End of the Alamo
The Mexicans put all Texans to death. There are around 200 Texans killed and 600 -
Goliad Massacre
When Fannin was leaving Goliad because he saw Mexican soldiers coming, they stopped him and all his men to have them killed. 342 people were killed in this massacre and only 28 Texans survived. -
Battle of San Jacinto
The Texans snuck up on the Mexican during their siesta and in only 18 minutes they had defeated the army and captured Santa Anna.