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Apr 13, 1440
The middle passage
The voyage that brought captured Africans to the west indies, and later to north and south America, to be solad as slaves. It was considered the middle leg of triangular trade. -
Apr 13, 1460
Vasco da Gama
Navigator whose voyages to India opened up the sea route from weastern Europe to the east -
Apr 13, 1492
Columbus sails to America
Columbus
Columbus sailed for King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain. On his first trip, Columbus led an expedition with three ships, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria, and about 90 crew members. They set sail on Aug. 3, 1492 from Palos, Spain, and on October 11, 1492, spotted the Caribbean islands off southeastern North America. -
Apr 13, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Portugal said the line gave too much land to Spain. The line was moved farther west -
Apr 13, 1500
Atlantic Slave Trade
Between 1500 and 1600 300,000 Africans were transported to the Americas. During the next century, that number rose to almost 1.3 millio. By the time the slave trade ended, 9.5 million Africans had been imported to the Americas. -
Apr 13, 1521
Cortes Conquers Aztecs
Cortes
The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in 1521, led by Hernando Cortes, was a landmark victory for the European settlers. Following the Spanish arrival in Mexico, a huge battle erupted between the army of Cortes and the Aztec people under the rule of Montezuma. The events that occurred were crucial to the development of the American lands and have been the subject of much historical debate in present years -
Apr 13, 1543
Copernicus presents Heliocentric Theory
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/copernicus/
Copernicus made a great leap forward by realizing that the motions of the planets could be explained by placing the Sun at the center of the universe instead of Earth. -
Apr 13, 1560
Economic and social crises
Spains economy was slowing down because they weren't finding silver, Population began to decline. Spain was suffering for inflation -
English Settle Jamestown
In 1607,a group of 104 English men and boys began a settlement on the banks of Virginia's James River. They were sponsored by the Virginia Company of London, whose stockholders hoped to make a profit from the resources of the New World. The community suffered terrible hardships in its early years, but managed to endure, earning the distinction of being America's first permanent English colony -
Louis XIV of France begins his reign
Louis XIV
The 17th century is labeled as the age of Louis XIV. Since then his rule has been hailed as the supreme example of a type of government - absolutism. He was the longest reigning king in European history -
Peter the great of Russia begins his reign
Peter the Great is credited with dragging Russia out of the medieval times to such an extent that by his death in 1725, Russia was considered a leading eastern European state. He centralised government, modernised the army, created a navy and increased the subjugation and subjection of the peasants -
Glorious Revolution
Glor. Rev
Resulted in the deposition of James II and the accession of William III and Mary II to the English throne. It is also called the Bloodless Revolution. -
The French Revolution begins
The Revolution began when the Estates-General met on May 5, 1789. Many Nobles and some of the clergy followed the Third Estate, in starting the long revolution. They changed the name of their gathering from Estates General to the National Assembly. -
Execution of Louis XVI
Took place on 21 January 1793 at the Place de la Révolution in Paris. It was a major event of the French Revolution. Louis was arrested, interned in the Temple prison with his family, tried for high treason before the National Convention, found guilty by almost all. His execution made him the first victim of the Reign of Terror -
Napoleon conquers most of europe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon
He established hegemony over most of continental Europe and sought to spread the ideals of the French Revolution, Due to his success in these wars, often against numerically superior enemies, he is generally regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of all time.
