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Pope Urban calls for the Crusades in an attempt to capture the holy land. -
People (Peasants and nobles) venture farther than before and meet new people. -
Marco Polo is born in Venice, Italy. -
The Polos begin their voyage home after traveling to Asia. -
Marco Polo captains a ship against Genoa and is held as a POW. -
Portugal captures a fort in Africa, setting up its dreams of controlling the global gold market. -
With the funding of Prince Henry, Portugal discovers the Maderia Islands. -
Portugal discovers the Azores Islands. -
One of Prince Henry's ships made the first return voyage from past Cape Bojador. -
Spain was unified under Ferdinand of Argon and Isabella of Castile. -
Christopher Columbus approaches the king of Spain with a plan to sail west and reach Asia. -
Bartolomeu Días helps Portugal sail past the tip of Africa. -
Columbus made landfall in the present-day Dominican Republic. -
Da Gama and Portugal reach India after sailing past Africa. -
Thomas Hobbes writes The Leviathan. -
John Locke writes The Second Treatise -
Due to heavy taxation, America declares itself independent from Britain. -
While the king a queen of France host extravagant balls, many citizens go hungry. This angers the citizens, so they revolt and make the Declaration of the Rights of Man -
Slaves begin to revolt because of unfair treatment. -
Slaves accomplish their goal of ending slavery in Haiti. -
Napoleon invades Spain, and many are upset at his violation of the Rights of Man. -
Bolívar moves into Venezuela hoping to set it free. The campaign was successful. -
San Martín captures Chile, but Spain wins it back. -
Moses Austin loses his fortune when an economic crisis hits the United States. -
Moses Austin heads to East Texas reaching it in 1820. -
After many battles, Mexico finally gains independence from Spain. -
After 2 years of assembling a fleet of ships, Martín moves into Peru to liberate it. -
Mexican officials pass the Imperial Land Grant, allowing Stephen F. Austin to bring in settlers to texas. -
Austin fells the colony needs a capitol so he creates San Felipe de Austin -
Mexico writes a constitution on how the country should be governed -
Bolívar becomes the Dictator of Peru -
Haden Edwards revolts against Mexico, trying to start his own country. -
San Felipe has 100-200 residents by 1827. -
General Mier y Teran is sent to inspect texas. He says that settlers outnumber Mexicans and that Mexico should take action or face revolution. -
Mexico issues a new law to try to limit the power of Texas -
Texas writes to Mexico saying they are not attacking the Mexican Government. -
Texans write to the new president of Mexico, Santa Anna, about the problems they have and that Texas wants its own statehood. -
Santa Anna declares himself dictator of Mexico. He also receives the note about separate statehood and arrests Stephen F. Austin -
Texans defeat General Cos and take over the Alamo. -
Texans attack a convoy of mules hoping to steal supplies only to find the packs filled with grass. -
Early in the morning, Father Hidalgo calls for the Mexican people to take up arms. -
Mexico tries to take a cannon from Gonzales. The citizens their fight back sparking the Texas revolution. -
Texan soldiers march towards Goliad hoping to capture a strategic position. -
Texans win the war and sign a treaty. A few terms include the Mexican army leaving Texas and an equal prisoner exchange -
Mexico begins a 13-day siege of the Alamo. -
Texans and the Mexican Army clash in a battle that leaves no survivors on the Texas side. -
Texas defeat at Goliad. After the battle, groups of Texans marched out and shot. -
Texas Army attacks Mexican Army and wins. In the process, Texas also captures Santa Anna.