-
1095
Pope Urban Called For The Crusades
The Catholics tried to conquer Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims. -
1200
Crusades Start The Commercial Revolution
Lower class citizens see new ways of life and new goods starting the commercial revolution. -
1254
Marco Polo Is Born
The famous explorer, Marco Polo is born in Venice, Italy. He will soon venture the world discovering many new things. -
1293
The Polo Family Begins Their Perilous Journey Home.
Storms and disease ravages through Polo's crew leaving only 18 of the former 700 passengers alive. -
1298
Polo Is Captured In Battle
Polo is captured in battle but is inspired to write a book about his life journeys by another writer. The book becomes on of the most famous books of it's time. -
1415
Portugal Captures African Fort.
Portuguese capture Fort Ceuta in Africa. After this Portugal set up many new trading posts in Africa. -
1419
Portugal Discovers Madeira Islands
Portugal discovers the Madeira Islands, this encouraged them to explore farther south. -
1427
Portugal Discovers Azores Islands
Portugal makes their second island discovery this time of the Azores Islands. -
1434
First Successful Return Home
In 1434 Portugal finally made their first successful return voyage home from Africa. -
1469
King Ferdinand and his wife Isabella unite Spain into a global power.
Ferdinand and Isabella drive the Muslims out of Catholic Spain gaining their freedom. -
1485
Columbus proposes Ideas.
Christopher Columbus proposes an Idea to sail west to the India, but it gets rejected. -
1488
Días Reaches Eastern Coast Of South Africa
Bartolomeu Días reaches the eastern coast of South Africa but his crew mutinies and refused to go farther. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus Discovers Americas
Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas for Spain making them one of the richest countries in the world. -
1498
Portugal Finally Reaches India
Vasco De Gama and Portugal discover an overseas route to India making them one of the richest countries in the world. -
The Leviathan Is Written
Thomas Hobbes expresses his view of society through his book, The Leviathan. -
The Second Treatise on Government Is Written
John Locke writes a new view on government and the rights of man, and says that they can make their own reasonable choices, without the oppression of government. -
The Declaration Of Independence Is Made
The United States declares independence from The British with their three unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. -
France Declares Independence.
France declares independence by creating the Rights of Man, and create a new French government with help from the sacred rights of liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression. -
The Haitian Revolution Begins
In 1791, enslaved blacks start their fight for independence. -
The Haitian Revolution Ends
The slaves of Haiti win their freedom from the French as the Haitian Revolution ends. -
Napoleon Invades Spain
The Emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte Invades Spain and places his brother upon the Spanish throne. -
Miguel Hidalgo Kick-Starts The Mexican Revolution.
While all of his co-leaders for the independence movement were being arrested, Miguel Hidalgo Yelled from the town square to the people to fight against their Spanish oppressors. Starting the Mexican Revolution. -
Simón Bolívar Begins The Admirable Campaign
Simón Bolívar begins the Admirable Campaign with his capture of Venezuela. -
Chile Is Recaptured By Spain
In 1817, Spanish troops recapture Chile. -
Economic disaster changes life for Moses Austin.
Economic crisis destroys many banks including the ban of St. Louis where Moses works. -
Moses Austin Enters Texas For First Time.
Moses and his slave Richmond venture to eastern Texas in 1820. -
San Martín Frees Peru From Spanish Rule
San Martín captures Lima, freeing Peru from spanish rule and proclaims them Independent. -
Mexico Gains Independence
With the help of Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico gains independence from the Spanish Crown. -
Mexico Passes Imperial Colonization Law.
Mexico passes a new law allowing Stephen F. Austin to move settlers into Texas. -
Simón Bolívar Becomes The Leader of Peru
Bolívar declares himself the supreme leader of Peru, and creates the Republic of Bolivia. -
Mexico Becomes A Democracy Due To The Constitution of 1824
Mexico proclaims that they will now have a president and a congress, becoming a Democracy. These new laws are called the Constitution of 1824 -
Austin Founds San Felipe De Austin.
Stephen F. Austin founds San Felipe De Austin, The first capital of Texas. It becomes a thriving workplace for all families. -
Austin acquires four more contracts for families to settle in Texas.
Austin founds the little colony with the four contracts he acquires. -
The Republic of Fredonia Declares Independence.
Led by Benjamin Edwards, a revolutionary group declares independence from Mexico without Texas support. The revolution would be put to a firm halt once the Mexican Army arrived. -
San Felipe Grows.
At 1827 San Felipe now contains more than a 100 colonists. -
The Law of 1830 Is Written By Mexico
Mexico ends all immigration from the United States into Mexico in an attempt to stop American influence. -
Battle of Velasco
Texans were not happy with new laws and supported Santa Anna. This led to Texans acquiring cannons for defense. Ugartechea did not like this and a battle started which led to a Mexican surrender. -
Santa Anna Is Elected President
Santa Anna is elected president, causing Texans to ask for many new things including statehood. -
Santa Anna Declares Himself Dictator
Santa Anna declares himself dictator of Mexico and dispels congress. In addition, Stephen F. Austin met with him about separate statehood, but was later arrested after a letter was discovered. -
The Battle Of The Alamo Ends
Mexican soldiers storm the Alamo, Leaving every single Texan soldier dead and leaving Mexico with many losses. -
The Texas Revolution Begins.
Texans refuse to surrender their cannon to Mexico, and when they tried to take it, the Texans fought back, sparking the first battle of the war. -
Goliad Campaign
The Texas army does a surprise attack on the Mexican soldiers, capturing the Goliad fort, but more importantly; gave the Texans hope. -
The Grass Fight
A Mexican cavalry is attacked and captured by Texans, but the supply train only contained animal feed. -
Texas Captures San Antonio
With the leadership of Ben Milam, the Texans defeat General Cos in Bexar, and capture the Alamo. -
The Siege Of The Alamo Begins
The Mexican troops begin to bombard the Alamo with cannon fire starting the 13-day siege. -
The Goliad Massacre
Over 342 Texan soldiers are ruthlessly gunned down at Goliad. This led to one of the rallying points of the Battle of San Jacinto. -
The Battle of San Jacinto
In Just a mere 18 minutes, Sam Houston's forces defeated the Mexican army, bringing the end to the Texas Revolution with the chants of "remember the Alamo", and "remember Goliad". -
The Treaty of Velasco
After the war, Texas signs the Treaty of Velasco officially making them an independent state.