Mrs. Leavy Timeline

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  • 1492

    Columbus "discovered" the Americas

    Queen of Spain sponsored him and claimed to have discovered the Americas.
  • 1517

    Martin Luther posts his 95 thesis

    Martin Luther was a German monk who posted the 95 thesis. This was a bunch of complaints he had about the catholic churches practices and he nailed it to the door of the Catholic Church in Wittenburg Germany.

  • First attempt to settle Roanoke Island

    Settled by Sir Walter Raleigh with a group of 120 men, women, and children.

  • Spanish Armada is defeated

    After arguments with denied marriage proposals from King Philip to Queen Elizabeth and English pirates robbing Spanish. English's small navy defeats the large Spanish Armada due to a storm weakening the Spanish and the English's small ships being more agile.

  • James I becomes King of England

    He was an absolute monarch who believed in Divine Right of Kings. Tried to ignore Parliament.

  • Jamestown the colony is founded

    Named after James I and became first permanent settlement in North America

  • King James Version of Bible is published

    Published 1611 and translated 1604

  • The pilgrims land in the New World

    They were a group of separatists who left England because of religious reasons along with economy and unemployment.

  • Charles I is executed

    Son of James I and also believed in Divine Right of Kings. He dismissed Parliament and is overthrown by Oliver Cromwell