Setting the scene for America

Explorers & Events

Period: Aug 31, 1000 to Aug 31, 2000

Leif Ericson

Aug 31, 1001

Citation Leif Ericson was a viking, he found North America

Black Death

Aug 31, 1347

Citation Between 1347 & 1351 the Black Death killed about 2/3 of Eurpoes population

Great Schism

Aug 31, 1378

Citation A peroid when more than one person claimed to be Pope. This made it difficult to know who to follow.

Printing Press

Sep 4, 1450

Citation Allowed for materials to be recorded faster.

Spanish Inquistion

Sep 4, 1487

Citation Catholic court that accused people of heracy.

Christopher Columbus

Aug 31, 1492

Citaion Christopher Columbus in 1492, sailed a route from Europe to America, and set a route for regular voyages.

Spanish Christians conquer the Muslim Moors in Spain

Sep 4, 1492

Citation The Spanish Christians forced all the Moors who practiced islam, out of spain.

John Cabot

Aug 31, 1497

Citaion He was an Italian Explorer who was the first Euorpean to reach NA shores after Vikings.

Protestant Reformation

Sep 4, 1517

Citation Martin Luther broke away from the Catholic Church and started the Protestant Church.

Hernando Cortes

Aug 31, 1519

Citation In1519, he set sail to Mexico, to look for gold. He Met the azteks, and made mochtezuma his prisoner. He eventualy took over the azteks.

Juan Diego & Our Lady of Guadalupe Apparition

Aug 31, 1531

Citation Juan was converted to Christianity, and saw Mary on his way to Mass. Mary told him to make a house and to get roses. When he went to see the bishop about building the house, he poured the roses out of his cloak, and Mary's face appeared.

Francisco Pizarro

Aug 31, 1532

Citaion In 1532, he saild to South America to the Incan Empire, then killed the leader and the empire collapsed

King Henry VIII and the beginning of the Church of England

Sep 4, 1534

Citation Pope didn't let him didn't let him divroce so he started Church of England.

Council of Trent

Aug 31, 1545

Citition Council Of Trent

Roanoke (Founding)

Sep 4, 1585

Citation
Roanoke was a town that mysteriosly dissapeared before its leader returned From Europe.

Jamestown

Sep 4, 1607

Citation 3 ships landed here. It was Englands first foot laid on American soil.

Henry Hudson

Aug 31, 1609

Citation In 1609 sailed to New York and sailed up the river (later to be named the Hudson River). The next year, he made a northern voyage, and his crew killed him.

King Louis XIV becomes King Of France

Sep 4, 1643

Citation King of France, ruled with absolute monarchy.

Marquette & Joliet

Aug 31, 1673

Citation French-Canadian explorers who were the first white men to cross the mississippi river.