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Period: Apr 13, 1400 to
TimeToast Review.
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Apr 13, 1492
Columbus sails to the Americas
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Apr 22, 1492
European Exploration
The Europeans had a desire to grow rich and spread Christianty. A spirit of adventure had motivated Europeans to cross oceans and face danger. -
Apr 13, 1521
Cortez Conquers Aztecs
After capturing Tenochititlan, the Spaniards destroyed the city, and built Mexico City on top of it. Just as Tenochititlan was destroyed, most of the Aztec civilization was destroyed with the European Conquest. -
Apr 13, 1543
Copernicus presents the Heliocentric Theory
The Heliocentric Theory is the astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around a stationary Sun at the center of the universe. -
Apr 22, 1560
Economic and Social Crisis
Europe suffered from inflation, which is the rising of prices, from 1560-1660. Spain wasn't finding enough silver, population began to decrease, warfare, plague, and famine all contributed to the population decline. The more gold Spain got, the less gold was worth. -
English Settle Jamestown
13 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts, a group of 104 English men and boys began a settlement on the banks of Virginia's James River. They were sponsored by the Virginia Company of London, whose stockholders hoped to make a profit from the resources of the New World. The community suffered terrible hardships in its early years, but managed to endure, earning the distinction of being America's first permanent English colony. -
Louis XIV of France begins his reign
Louis began his personal rule of France in 1661 after the death of his chief minister, the Italian Cardinal Mazarin.[3] An adherent of the theory of the divine right of kings, which advocates the divine origin and lack of temporal restraint of monarchical rule, Louis continued his predecessors' work of creating a centralized state governed from the capital. He sought to eliminate the remnants of feudalism persisting in parts of France and, by compelling the noble elite to inhabit his lavish Pala -
Peter The Great Rule Begins in Russia
On May 7th 1682 Peter becomes Co-ruler of Russia with his half brother Ivan V after the passing of Feodor III and a brief uprising of The Streltsy. The Streltsy movement demanded that Ivan V to co-rule with Peter. -
Glorious Revolution in English
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, is the name of the overthrow of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland and James II of Ireland) by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange). William's successful invasion of England with a Dutch fleet and army led to his ascending the English throne as William III of England jointly with his wife Mary II of England. -
Europeans and Slave Trade
From 1690 to 1807 America was leading the carrier of enslaved Africans when slavery was abolished in England. Many Europeans would enlist the help of African rulers and merchants for their needs, and instead of the Europeans traveling inland to get slaves, they would wait in ports along the coast of Africa. African merchants would trade Europeans gold, guns, and other goods for enslaved Africans. -
The Storming of the Batille
Batille A mob was joined by some of the King's soldiers, and stormed the Bastille, which was part in response to the King bringing in the Swiss soldiers. The commander of the Bastille attempted a surrender but the mob would not accept it; he and every other gaurd were were killed as the mob poured through the gates. -
Napoleon conquers most of Europe
Napoleon's French armies conquered most of Western Europe, and it had become so scary it took 7 people to destroy Napoleon's hopes of having a French-dominated Europe.
