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1492
Columbus "discovered" the Americas
He didn't really discover them. -
1517
Martin Luther posts his 95 thesis
Martin Luther questions the Roman Catholic church -
First attempt to settle Roanoke Island
Sir Walter Raleigh's first attempt to settle Roanoke island -
Spanish Armada is defeated
The English royal navy defeats the Spanish Armada -
King James I becomes King of England
King James I becomes King of England -
Jamestown the colony is found
first colony in America -
King James version is published
It was a bible published by a King -
The Pilgrims land in the New World
They fled because their lives were in danger -
Charles I is executed
They killed him because of treason