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1095
Pope Urban called for the crusades
The Catholics tried to conquer Jerusalem and the Holy land from the Muslims. -
1200
The crusades affect on the European life style
The new tactics the people were using in the new world and the products and goods changed the Europeans forever. -
1254
Marco Polo was born in to the world.
Marco Polo was born into a family of merchants and he lived in the city of Venice, Italy a center of commerce and trading, which created him space to be a wealthy merchant due to Venice being a city of commerce and trading. -
1293
The polos journey back to home.
The Polo's were returning home with many goods and products including ivory, jade, jewels, porcelain, and silk onboard their ship. -
1298
Marco polo writes a best selling book.
Marco Polo wrote about his travels to Asia and the book was called "The description of the world." It quickly became one of the most popular books in medieval Europe. -
1415
The Portuguese conquer the Fortress of Ceuta.
Portugal arrives in Africa and Confqueres the Fortress of Ceuta which allowed them to begin their dreams of controlling the gold market -
1419
Portugal discovers the Madeira Islands.
Advancements in technology permitted the Portuguese to explore the new worlds and this encouraged explorers to venture farther south. -
1427
Azores Islands were discovered
Portugal discovered the Azores islands which influenced Prince Henry and his explorers to go farther south. -
1434
Prince Henry's Voyage Returns Home Safely
After 15 unsuccessful voyages, Prince Henry finally succeeds on his voyage to go around the cape. This motivated Portugal to venture even further. -
1469
Spain begins building a powerhouse.
The marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile. unified Catholic Spain and began the process of building a nation that could compete for global power. -
1485
Columbus reveals his plan to go West
Columbus visits the King of Portugal and tells him the idea, but he was rejected, so he went to Spain asking if they could fund his venture west and they accepted. -
1488
Dias reaches the eastern cost of Africa.
Bartolomeu Dias ventures farther than anyone had done before making his way down the coast of Africa and around the tip to the Eastern Coast -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus arrives in Hispaniola and achieves his goal.
When Columbus arrived he had believed he was in the East Indies, but that didn't matter because Spain gave Columbus the name Admiral of the Ocean Sea and named him governor and viceroy of the islands he discovered. -
1497
Dias helps da Gama on his voyage.
Dias Joins da Gama on his voyage far west by captaining one of the ships until they reach Cape Verde Islands. -
Thomas Hobbes wrote The Leviathan.
The Leviathan is a book about one perspective of the Government. -
John Locke wrote The Second Treatise on Government.
It was a writing piece about another perspective of Government and spoke of reason and not religion. -
The revolution for the Declaration of Independence.
The colonists were upset with Britain and they decided to have a revolution for their liberty. -
The French Revolution
The French were upset with paying Taxes to the crown and began a revolution inspired by the Americans. -
The beginning of the Haitian Revolution
The slaves decided to revolt and try and achieve freedom. After they had been abused excessively by the free people of Haiti. -
The end of the Haitian revolution
The slaves had achieved their freedom after fighting for 12 years. The revolution gave the French control over the island. -
French Emperor Invades Spain
Napoleon Bonaparte a French Emperor places his brother on the after invading Spain Spanish throne betraying the ideals of the French Revolution. -
Dolores fights for independence
Father Miguel Hidalgo rang the Church bells to alert the people of Delores to begin to fight for their independence. Thousands of townspeople joined him and they soon captured the town of Guanajuato. -
Bolivar attempts to free Venezuela
Bolivar invades Venezuela begging the Admirable Campaign. Bolivar invaded because he wanted to see his homeland free. -
Chile is recaptured
A force loyal to Spain captures Chile. Then San Martin surprises Spanish soldiers and liberates Santiago, Chile. -
The crashing of economics
Moses Austin had started to become wealthy until a major economic crisis struck leaving Moses Austin with almost nothing, but he had not yet lost all faith -
Moses Austin goes to texas
Moses Austin goes to texas with almost nothing at all and is granted permission to approve settlers to Texas. -
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla achieves independence from Spain
Hidalgo was executed, but Mexican forces did not give up, and even though they knew it would take ten more years they continued with the motivation of Father Miguel Hidalgo. -
San Martin continues his plan to capture Lima
San Martin spent two years assembling a fleet of ships that transported him and his soldiers toward Peru. Once he landed he was able to take over the Capital. -
The mexican government passed the colonization law
Moses Austin was able to bring family's in and give them the appropriate amount of land-based on their position in Texas. -
The Republic of Bolivia was established
Bolivar succeeded in uniting much of South America free from Spanish control. -
Constitution of 1824
The Texans were receiving some of the laws they desired. Including, Mexico is governed by a President, has a congress to make laws, and creates a federalist government. -
Austin creates a capital for his colony
Austin felt that his colonies needed a capital, so he creates San Felipe de Austin. -
Austin's colonies have populated more
Austin has 1,790 colonists. They are mostly farmers, slaves, and Slaveholders He had about 440 African slaves. -
Republic of Fredonia is created
Benjamin Edwards started a revolt and declared independence from Mexico, but he did not get any help from fellow Texans. The Texans even sent their militias against them. -
Austins capital is growing
Autin's San Felipe had between 100 and 200 residents. -
Law of April 6, 1830
The law held many negatives for Texas. It was written to allow Mexico to have more control over Texas, which really upset all Texans. -
Turtle Bayou Resolutions
The Texans didn't want tension between Mexico, so they decided to make the resolution pledging to Santa Anna and Mexico -
Conventions of 1832 and 1833
The Texans went to Santa Anna to help them with their requests and he supported them because he has promised to create a federal government. -
Texan take control of San Antonio
The Texans defeat General Cos who surrendered, which resulted in Texas taking control of San Antonio. The battle also gave Texas more Military supplies. -
Texas thinks Mexico has recourses coming to San Antonio
Texans thought Mexico's recourses were approaching San Antonio, but Texas finds out before it arrives and captures the mules only to find food for the animals. -
Consultation of 1835
The Texans were concerned about what Santa Anna was doing, so they held a meeting to discuss it. -
Santa Anna betrays his people and Texas
Santa Anna decides Mexico isn't ready for democracy, so he makes himself a dictator. This leads to the government becoming a little unstable. -
Gonzalez strikes with stealth
The volunteers of Gonzalez made a surprise attack at dawn when there was a break from fighting. After the sides did not come to an agreement, eventually the Mexican troops retreated. -
Texans march to Goliad un-invited.
George Collinsworth, Ben Milam, and fifty soldiers secretly march their way to Goliad in hopes to catch the Mexican soldiers off guard. It only took them 30 minutes to defeat the Mexicans and they were able to collect some military supplies. -
Treaty of Velasco
This treaty recognized Texas as an independent country and free of Mexico. The treaty had two parts one secret and one public. However, The Texans refused to do the secret treaty which was to free Santa Anna back to Mexico. -
Battle of the Alamo beggining
Santa Anna wanted to reclaim San Antonio, so he went to the Alamo to battle with 8,000 troops as Texas only had 150. Texas stayed because they wanted to show they weren't scared and they didn't want to destroy the Alamo because they need it to help protect East Texas -
Battle of the Alamo end
Mexico defeats Texas and Santa Ann orders to kill all of the remaining men except for women and children. -
Goliad Massacre
Mexican forces surround one of Texans' helping armies. The Texans surrendered thinking they will be set back to the U.S., but instead, they were imprisoned in Goliad where Santa Anna would order them to be killed for rebelling against Mexico. -
Battle of San Jacinto
Sam Houston gathered his army and approached Santa Ann and his army as they were taking a siesta and bull-rushed them defeating them in 18 minutes. Also, they were able to capture Santa Anna.