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Setting the Scene for America

  • Period: Aug 31, 1000 to

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  • Leif Ericson
    Sep 4, 1001

    Leif Ericson

    citation Lief Ericson was a viking who was the first person to land on the North American continent.
  • Black Death
    Sep 4, 1347

    Black Death

    citation The Black Death was a big plague that spread throughout Europe and killed 1/3 of the population.
  • Great Schism
    Sep 4, 1378

    Great Schism

    Citation This was the time where more than one person claimed to be pope. It changed the world because no one knew who the real pope was. The popes were located in France
  • Printing Press
    Sep 4, 1439

    Printing Press

    citation A German names Johannes Guttenburg invented the printing press. It allowed many copies of written work to be made at a fast pace.
  • Spanish Inquisition
    Sep 4, 1487

    Spanish Inquisition

    citation Ferdinand and Isabella banned all religions other than roman Catholics and established a court.
  • Spanish Christians conquer the Muslim Moors in Spain
    May 30, 1492

    Spanish Christians conquer the Muslim Moors in Spain

    citation The Spanish Christians conquered the Muslim Moors and they expelled them from Spain
  • Christopher Columbus
    Aug 31, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    citation Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain. He was trying to find a trade route frome Europe to Asia but ended up finding the Americas.
  • John Cabot
    Sep 4, 1497

    John Cabot

    citation After Christopher Columbus found the Americas King Henry VII sent John Cabot to claim new land for the English. He claimed what is now Canada
  • Protestant Reformation-Martin Luther 95 Thesis
    Sep 4, 1517

    Protestant Reformation-Martin Luther 95 Thesis

    citation Martin Luther and other people were against the church and its power so they made protestant churches. Today it is one of the main 3 branches of Christianity.
  • Hernando Cortes
    Sep 4, 1519

    Hernando Cortes

    citation Hernando Cortes sailed for the island of Hispaniola and he conquered the Aztec empire. It changed the world because he took over the Aztec empire
  • Juan Diego and our Lady of Guadalupe
    Sep 4, 1531

    Juan Diego and our Lady of Guadalupe

    citation She appeared to Juan Diego on a hill and she wanted a shrine to be built there. Juan Diego asked the bishop and he wanted proof so Juan gave the bishop his proof
  • Francisco Pizarro
    Sep 4, 1532

    Francisco Pizarro

    citation He sailed for Spain and he conquered the Incan empire. He also founded the city of Lima. It changed the world because he destroyed an empire
  • King Henry VIII and the beginning of the church of England
    Sep 4, 1534

    King Henry VIII and the beginning of the church of England

    citation The church wouldn't let King Henry get a new wife so he cut all the ties to the church and took it over for himself called the church of England
  • Council of Trent
    Sep 4, 1545

    Council of Trent

    citation People really wanted to reform the church so Pope John Paul III made The Council of Trent to reform the church.
  • Roanoke

    Roanoke

    citation Sir Walter Raleigh started a colony called Roanoke on an island of the coast of North Carolina.
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    citation Jamestown is where a colony was formed by John Smith. It was formed in 1607.
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson

    citation Henry Hudson was an explorer who sailed for the Dutch. He sailed to present day New York and sailed 150 miles up a river now known as the Hudson River.
  • King Louis XIV becomes king of France

    King Louis XIV becomes king of France

    citation Kuing LOuis XIV ruled France for a very long time. During the time he ruled it was one of their strongest periods.
  • Marquette and Joliet

    Marquette and Joliet

    citation They sailed for France. They wanted to explore the Mississippi River to what it had. This changed the world because they discovered how long it is