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Catholics wanted to take the holy land from the Muslims. -
Pope Urban ll experienced new products and goods and opened the Europeans eyes to the rest of the world, and showed many different ways of trading and manufacturing. -
Marco Polo was born into a family of merchants. -
The Polos came home on the ship, bringing ade, ivory, porcelain, jewel, and silk with them. -
Marco Polo captained a galley-ship in a battle against Venice's rival city(Genoa), and he was captured as a prisoner of war. -
Portuguese began controlling the global market of gold, gaining gold and silver by setting up trading posts. -
Prince Henry funded scientists and promoted new technology in Portugal which led to the finding of Madeira Islands -
Prince Henry and Portugal made advancements in shipbuilding and were able to discover the Azores Islands. -
After numerous failed attempts, Prince Henry's voyage finally managed to return, which encouraged them to venture father. -
Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille unified Catholic Spain, and started building a nation. -
At the start of Christopher Columbus' journey, he told the king of Spain his plan to sail west to reach the Spice Islands. -
Dias went down the coast of Africa, reaching farther than any explorer before him, eventually reaching South Africa. -
Columbus made landfall on an island which he named Hispaniola (Present day Dominican republic and Haiti). -
All of the explorations hit their peaks in the voyage of Vasco de Gama. -
Thomas Hobbes wrote "The Leviathan". -
In 1690, John Locke wrote The Second Treastise on government -
The colonists and Philosophers called for revolution and decided to write the Declaration of Independence from the British. -
The French had to pay for the France debts from the 7 years war, and The French were angry. -
In the Haitian Revolution, slaves began rebelling in order to have freedom and rights. -
The slaves finally succeeded in ending ending slavery in Haiti, and got the French to control over their island. -
Napolean Bonaparte invaded Spain. -
After the Spanish had planned to rebel and fight for independence, their idea was betrayed by the Spanish leaders, who wouldn't let them fight. -
Bolivar went with his men to invade Venezuela, which began the Admirable Campain. -
He liberated Santiago, and proceeded to capture Lima. -
The world faced an economic depression, and many banks failed, including Moses Austin's bank, so he lost lots of money. -
Because of the economic crash, Moses could profit form moving to Texas, so he went there with a slave. -
Gran Columbia was created under Bolivars new government. -
After many brutal years of fighting and fighting for the Mexicans rights, they finally won their independence. -
The Mexican government Imperial colonization law, where Stephen F. Austin could continue bringing in settlers from the U.S.A -
Stephen F. Austin felt that Texas needed a capital, so he named San felipe de Austin the new capital. -
Bolivar became dictator (Supreme leader) of Peru. -
Mexican Constitution was written with Santa Anna in 1824. -
With the help from the several Tejano leaders, Austin was able to suceed in his colonization efforts, by creating 4 more colonies. -
Benjamin Edwards declared independence from Mexico, and started the republic of Fredonia -
San Felipe had between 100 to 200 residents living there. -
In the report he wrote, the states that their population in Texas has many strange and incoherent parts. -
The Mexican government made a law to give Mexico more power and control over Texas. -
The Texans wrote the Turtle Bayou Resolutions, in which they denied that they attacked the Mexican government. -
Santa Anna was elected for president of Mexico, and the Texans sensed their new freedoms under a republic. -
The Texans called for meeting, and were debating on keeping peace with Mexico, or fighting for independence against them. -
The Texans fired at the Mexicans, and they retreated. -
The Texans defeated General Cos, who surrendered the next day, which lead to San Antonio being under Texas' rule -
Deaf Smith reported that a unit of Mexican Cavalry was coming towards San Antonio, and the Texans catched the mules onlt to find grass in the bags. -
Santa Anna was the leader of Mexico, and decided that Mexico was not ready for a democracy, and declared himself dictator. -
The Gonzales made a suprise attack at dawn, and during a break, tried to make an agreement. -
George Collinsworth, Ben Milam, and fifty Texans marched towards Goliad along the Gulf Coast of Texas, and defeated 30 Mexican soldiers. -
Mexican troops constantly shor at and bombarded the Alamo in 13 days when the Mexicans decided to end the battle. -
The Treaty of Velasco recognized Texas an Independent country not under Mexican rule. -
600 Mexicans died in throughout the Alamo. -
Santa Anna executed 3 seperate groups while marching out of the presidio. -
When the Mexican army was taking a siesta, General Houston and the Texan Army attacked, and shouted remember the Alamo and remember Goliad. The Texans won and gained supplies.