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Apr 11, 1497
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama successfully made a trip from Portugal to Asia. -
Apr 11, 1521
Columbus Sails To Hispaniola
While Columbus was sailing to the Hispaniola, he discovers the caribbean. -
Dec 31, 1521
Cortez Conquers the Aztecs
Cortez conquered the Aztec by his great armor, better weapons, and amazing strategies. -
May 4, 1522
Spanish Colonists attacked and killed.
During the rebellion/uprising 20 slaves in Hispaniola attacked and killed Spanish colonists. -
Oct 20, 1530
Santa Marta Destroyed
Enslaved Africans destroyed the town of Santa Marta in Comlumbia. -
Jan 7, 1543
Copernicus presents the Heliocentric Theory
Heliocentric means sun centered. -
Hnery IV
He was the first king of the Bourban dynasty. -
English Settles in Jamestown
They were interested in finding gold not planting crops. Englands first settlement in North America. -
Louis XIV of France begins his reign
Louis comes to power and weakened the power of the nobles and increased local officials. -
Peter the Great of Russia begins his reign
Peters goal was to westernize russia, -
Glorious Revolution
Parliament invited William and Mary to overthrow James, William led his army to London, James flees to France, and it leaves William of Orange and Mary in power. -
War of Spanish Succession
A number of European states fought to prevent the Bourban family from controlling Spain as well as France. -
French Revolution Begins
It began becasue of social inequality, bad french economy, and the french king and queen had spending problem.s -
War with Foreigners
Austria and Prussia proposed putting King Louis XVI back in power- Legislative Assembly declared war. -
Napolean conquers most of Europe
Napolean was a great military man, and gained tons of land, and power.
