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Apr 11, 1492
Columbus sails to the Caribbean
Columbus sailed west to discover new land. He found the Caribbean -
Nov 3, 1493
Columbus named and spotted the island Dominican.
Columbus found the island of Dominican while looking for new land. -
Nov 8, 1519
Cortez found the colony of New Spain in Mexico
When Cortez arrived in North America found New Spain. He killed a lot of Natives -
Aug 13, 1521
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
Cortez goes to the new land to gain land. He killed a lot of natives with his more advanced weapons. -
Dec 3, 1533
Ivan the terrible
Ivan the terrible was the czar of Russia. Everyone was afraid of him because he used terror to solve him problems. -
Jun 14, 1543
Copernicus presents the Heliocentric Theory
He discovers that the Earth rotates around the Sun. -
Oliver Cromwell
He took over England as a dictator -
English settle in Jamestown
Settlers from England come to the Americas looking for new lands. -
Louis XIV of France (14th) begins his reign
Louis XIV takes the throne because of divine right. -
Peter the Great of Russia begins his reign
He becomes the czar of Russia or king. -
Glorious Revolution in England
They overthrow King James II of England -
Industrial Revolution
People started using technology to help them in everyday life. -
The American Revolutionary War
A war that the Americans win for Independenc against Britain. -
French Revolution begins
The lower class revolts against the upper class. -
Napoleon conquers most of Europe
He leads his army to conquer everything he does not own.
