Setting the Scene for America

  • Black Death
    Sep 4, 1348

    Black Death

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    A great epidemic that took the greatest toll of life in Europe than anything else in its time.
  • The Great Schism
    Sep 4, 1378

    The Great Schism

    A period of time when there were multiple popes at once.
  • Invention of the Printing Press
    Sep 4, 1450

    Invention of the Printing Press

    Gutenberg invented the first fast book maker.
  • The Spanish Inquisition
    Sep 4, 1487

    The Spanish Inquisition

    A period of time when the Spanish were torturing and punishing non-Catholics.
  • Christopher Columbus
    Sep 4, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Explorer who discovered America and though it was India
  • Spanish Christians conquer Muslims
    Sep 4, 1492

    Spanish Christians conquer Muslims

    The Spanish were forcing Muslims out of Spain.
  • John Cabot
    Sep 4, 1497

    John Cabot

    Italian explorer that sailed for England who was the first European to get to North America after the Vikings
  • King Henry VIII and the Church of England
    Sep 4, 1509

    King Henry VIII and the Church of England

    King Henry VIII created his own religion after not being able to get another divorce.
  • Protestant Reformation
    Sep 4, 1517

    Protestant Reformation

    Protestants and Catholics were seperated, and protestants followed Martin Luther
  • Hernando Cortes
    Sep 4, 1519

    Hernando Cortes

    A Spanish explorer who overthrew the Aztec empire.
  • Juan Diego
    Sep 4, 1531

    Juan Diego

    Walked nine miles to church and one day Mary appeared to him in an apperation
  • Francisco Pizarro
    Sep 4, 1532

    Francisco Pizarro

    An Italian explorer who explored Peru when he was about 50.
  • Council of Trent
    Sep 4, 1545

    Council of Trent

    When people protested against Catholicism.
  • Roanoke

    Roanoke

    An English colony in America that is now a city.
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    Jamestown was the first permanent English colony in America.
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson

    An explorer who searched for a northeast or northwest passage for trade. He sailed for England.
  • King Louis XIV

    King Louis XIV

    He was the King of France in 1643.
  • Marquette and Joliet

    Marquette and Joliet

    They were French explorers that explored the upper Mississippi River.
  • Leif Ericson

    Leif Ericson

    He was the first man to land in North America, and he was a Viking.