Setting the Scene for America

  • Leif Ericson
    Aug 31, 1001

    Leif Ericson

    Citation First European to have landed on NA.
  • Black Death
    Sep 4, 1347

    Black Death

    Citation An epidemic, killing many, caused by a plague.
  • Great Schism (Western)
    Sep 4, 1378

    Great Schism (Western)

    Citation The Roman Catholic slip and there were 2 popes. It caused much confusion.
  • Invention of the Printing Press
    Sep 4, 1378

    Invention of the Printing Press

    Citation Device forr printing with ink. Guttenberg invented it.
  • Spanish Inquisition
    Sep 4, 1487

    Spanish Inquisition

    Citation Spanish leaders began to question and take away Jewish rights.
  • Christopher Columbus
    Sep 4, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Citation First person to land in the Americas. He sailed for Spain.
  • Spanish Christians
    Sep 4, 1492

    Spanish Christians

    Citation The Spanish conquer the Muslim Moors in Spain
  • John Cabot
    Sep 4, 1497

    John Cabot

    Citation Italian navigator who discovered parts of NA
  • Martin Luther
    Sep 4, 1517

    Martin Luther

    Citation Martin Luther started the Protestant reformation in Germany.
  • Hernando Cortes
    Sep 4, 1519

    Hernando Cortes

    Citation He conquered the great Aztec empire.
  • King Henry VIII and the Church of England
    Sep 4, 1527

    King Henry VIII and the Church of England

    Citation King Henry started the Church of England because the Pope wouldn't let him marry again.
  • Juan Diego and Mary
    Sep 4, 1531

    Juan Diego and Mary

    Citation Mary appeared to Juan Diego in Mexico.
  • Francisco Pizarro
    Sep 4, 1531

    Francisco Pizarro

    Citation Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incan empire for Spain in the Americas and founded the city of Lima.
  • Council of Trent
    Sep 4, 1545

    Council of Trent

    Citation The Pope was having troubles with Protestants so he put together a council in Italy to deal with the problem.
  • Roanoke

    Roanoke

    Citation Roanoke was the first English colony. It was in North Carolina and is known as the "Lost Colony."
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    Citation Jamestown was the second English colony and was named after the King.
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson

    Citation Henry Hudson found present day New York Harbor and the Hudson River for the Dutch.
  • King Louis XIV

    King Louis XIV

    Citation Lived in Pallace of the versalies.
  • Marquette and Joliet

    Marquette and Joliet

    Citation French colonists who explored the Mississippi river.