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Setting the Scene for America

By sshady16
  • Black Death
    Aug 31, 1347

    Black Death

    Citiation
    An epidemic killing many, caused by a plague.
  • Great Western Schism
    Aug 31, 1378

    Great Western Schism

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    The period during the Roman Catholic Church in which there were three rival popes.
  • Invention of the Printing Press
    Aug 31, 1439

    Invention of the Printing Press

    CitationA device for printing ink; Guttenberg invented it.
  • Spanish Inquisition
    Aug 31, 1487

    Spanish Inquisition

    Citation A tribunal established that was intended to maintain the Catholic Orthodoxy in their kingdoms.
  • Spanish Christians vs. Muslim Moors
    Aug 31, 1492

    Spanish Christians vs. Muslim Moors

    CitationThe Spanish Christians conquered the Muslim Moors.
  • Christopher Columbus
    Aug 31, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

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    Sailed to North America for colonization for Spain.
  • John Cabot
    Aug 31, 1497

    John Cabot

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    Italian explorer sailing for England first European to reach shores of North America after vikings.
  • King Henry and the Beginning of the Church of England
    Aug 31, 1509

    King Henry and the Beginning of the Church of England

    Citation Separated the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church.
  • Protestant Reformation
    Aug 31, 1517

    Protestant Reformation

    Citation Leaders disagreed with the Church and broke away and found Protestant churches.
  • Hernando Cortes
    Aug 31, 1519

    Hernando Cortes

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    Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec Empire.
  • Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe
    Sep 4, 1531

    Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe

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    Saint Juan Digo witnessed an apparition of Mother Mary in Mexico.
  • Francisco Pizzaro
    Aug 31, 1532

    Francisco Pizzaro

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    Spanish Conquistador who overthrew the Inca empire and founded the city of Lima.
  • Council of Trent
    Sep 4, 1545

    Council of Trent

    citationPaul set the Council of Trent in response to challenges of the Protestant Reformation.
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    CitaitonThe first colony in America (Virginia)
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson

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    English navigator who sailed for England and tried to discover a short route from Euope to Asia through the Arctic ocean.
  • King Louis XIV

    King Louis XIV

    CitationKing Louis XIV became the king of France.
  • Marquette and Joliet

    Marquette and Joliet

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    French explorers who traveled down the Mississippi River.
  • Roanoke

    Roanoke

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    Town in Virginia settled in 1740.
  • Leif Ericson

    Leif Ericson

    CitationThe first European to land on the North American continent in NE Canada.