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Catholics wanted to take the Holy Land from the Muslims. -
Countries in Europe learned about trade and manufacturing. This led to them creating small trade fairs and manufacturing centers. -
Marco Polo was born into a family of merchants, encouraging him to travel outside of his city to find a way to import products from the east. -
They returned home by ship with resources such as ivory, jade, jewels, porcelain, and silk, but also with information about new currency and industry. -
Marco Polo was captaining a galley-ship in a battle against Genoa, but he was caught during it and became a prisoner of war. There he met a writer and the writer told him to write all about his travels to spread his information. -
Europe had a rebirth in an interest in science, math, and arts.
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The Portuguese capture the Fortress of Cueta in 1415, which was one step closer to controlling the entire market of gold. -
This encouraged them to go farther south to find more. -
Since this was a success, it encouraged them to go in the same direction as to how they found these islands. -
Prince Henry's make a successful voyage back to Portugal, and this encouraged them to venture farther south. -
Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella married each other, which unified Catholic Spain which led to creating a nation that competed for global power. -
Christopher Columbus presented his plan to the king of Portugal. He wanted to go to the Spice Islands but he was rejected. -
Bartolomeu Dias made it to the tip of Africa, leading him to the eastern coast of South Africa. -
Columbus "discovered" an island he named Hispaniola, which is known today as the Dominican Republic and Haiti. -
Bartolomeu Dias achieved King Joâo's dream, which was making Portugal the richest country in Europe. -
In 1641, Thomas Hobbes writes "The Leviathan" which shares his ideas and thoughts. -
In 1690, John Locke wrote this to share his ideas and thoughts. -
The Declaration of Independence was created to show the British Crown why they were separating. -
The French were forced to pay back the money to the king from the money lost in the war. -
Led by Toussaint L'Overture, the slaves rebelled against their slave owners. -
By 1792, the slaves had already controlled a third of the island. -
In 1794, the French government ordered the whites of Saint Domingue to free their slaves. -
After his parents passed, he moved to Spain and became a philosopher. -
He starts to conquer Santo Domingo, abolishing slavery on the island. -
The French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain. -
They were divided into people that accepted and rejected the new king. -
A resistance group overthrew the administration and gained independence for Venezuela. -
father Miguel Hidalgo rang the bell and told people to fight -
He resigned from the Spanish army and returned to Argentina where he led a corps of soldiers. -
He and his men invaded Venezuela, making the Admirable Campaign. -
Bolívar writes this about the struggles with independence. -
San Martín decides to go back to his original plan, the capture of Lima. -
In 1819, an economic crisis occurred which led to many banks shutting down, therefore Moses Austin lost almost all of his money. -
In 1820, Moses Austin and Stephen F. Austin traveled to East Texas. -
They gained independence from Spain. -
This new country was created by Bolívar and became Colombia, Venezuela, Panamá, and Ecuador. -
He takes over the Capital of Peru and then makes it independent from Spain. -
Bolivar and San Martin meet in Ecuador. -
In 1823, the Imperial Colonization Law was accepted by the Mexican government. -
San Felipe de Austin was the colony that became the capital of Austin's colony. -
becomes dictator of Peru. -
In 1825, there were 1,790 people living in Austin's colony. Out of all of those, about 400 of them were slaves/ -
It was created to honor Bolivar. -
Benjamin Edwards started the Republic of Fredonia and declared it independent from Mexico. -
By 1827, there had been about one hundred to two hundred settlers in Austin's colony. -
On April 6, 1830, the Mexican government wrote a law to have more control over Texas. -
He dies in Santa Marta, Columbia. -
The Texans wrote these statements to be able to still work with Mexico. -
in 1832, the Texans wanted independence, the April 6 law removed, and more. In 1833, the Texans wrote a constitution to request these changes.
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Texans siege the Mexicans for 34 days. -
Texans battled Mexican cavalry just to get grass to feed the horses. -
Ben Milam said "Who will go with Ben Milam to San Antonio?" and 700 troops joined him. -
Santa Anna declared himself dictator of Mexico. -
The Texans won the Battle of Gonzales and kept the cannon. -
The Texans and Mexicans fought, and it marked the beginning of the Texas Revolution. -
Texan soldiers went to Goliad and got many resources from the Mexicans. -
Mexican troops sieged the Texans at the Alamo for 13 days until they won. -
The Texans won the battle and it marked the end of the Texas revolution. -
Mexico defeated the Texans at Goliad and killed everyone. -
He fled to Europe until he died.