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The Catholics attempted to conquer Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Fatimid Sultanate. -
"Peasants and nobles... found themselves in new lands, meeting with new peoples... the Crusades opened the European people's eyes to the rest of the world." The Commercial Revolution had occured, because of the Crusades. -
Marco Polo was born to a family of merchants in Venice. -
Marco Polo went to the East and back to Venice, bringing ivory, jade, jewels, porcelain and silk with him. -
Marco Polo captained a galley in a battle against Genoa and was captured as a prisoner-of-war, later writing a book. -
Marked the beginning of Portugese exploration into Africa, to find a way to India. -
This motivated scientists and explorers to travel down to the south of Africa. -
A launching-off point for Portugese explorations down south. -
This inspired Portugal to continue to venture far, in hope of eventually finding a route to Asia. -
The marriage unified Spain, and made it possible for the Spanish to begin the Reconquista. -
He asked both the Kings of Portugal and Spain, which the latter even refused at first. -
The Portugese finally make it to the East of Africa, and able to travel across the Arabian Sea to India. -
The first time any European made landfall in the New World, sparked a new region to trade with and made it possible for Spain to combat Portugal in trade. -
Vasco da Gama's voyage finally made it to India, achieving the dream of King Joâo II. -
Provided European monarchies for justification for being Kings of their lands. -
Gave common man something better to revolt against their rulers for. -
Defines the main aim of the future government of the United States and presents the fact that the 13 colonies are no longer rightfully property of King George III. -
Provided the main aims of the French revolutionary government, and provided the fact that France was no longer the property of King Louis XVI. -
The peasant mobs of France took to the Bastille and secured munitions from the Royalists, starting the French Revolution and inspiring others, including the slaves of Haïti. -
Beginning of the Haitian Revolution, with the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen being a guiding light to freedom for many slaves. -
Under Dessalines, the yoke of slavery is thrown off of Haiti. -
Saw Bolívar command Venezuela independence forces, eventually securing independence from Spain and being named El Liberador. -
José de San Martín's Chilean revolutionaries took over the city of Santiago, securing Chile from the Spanish. -
This event caused Moses Austin to lose all of his money earned in Louisiana. -
This would spark the events leading to the exodus of people moving to Texas. -
Included, under Simón Bolívar, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. -
After being kicked out, Stephen F. Austin begins plans for colonisation of the Texan frontier. -
This town made possible a local capital for the colony of Texas, where it was governed from. -
Under Bolívar, the Republic of Bolivia was created a year later. -
The Old 300 included 440 slaves and 1,350 Americans. -
Benjamin Edwards, after squatters took control of their land, decided to "declare independence from Mexico." -
The new additions included a newspaper, the Telegraph and Texas Register, as well as a court system for the colony. -
This practically stopped immigration from the US, all Empresarios from giving out land, stopped slaves from coming in, and raised trade tariffs on the US.