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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus sails to Hispaniola (discovers the Caribbean)
Columbus sailed the ocean and discovered new lands. America was one of these lands. Following his discovery he stole everything he saw and took it back to his home land. -
Jul 29, 1521
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
Since the year of 1519 Hernan Cortez had entered Mexico City where the Aztecs had lived. Finally after three years of fighting he took down the Aztecs and Cortez claimed the land for Spain. -
Aug 22, 1543
Copernicus presents the Heliocentric Theory
His theory stated that the sun was stationary and the Earth and planets revolved around it. -
English settle Jamestown
The first successful settlement in America by the English people. Jamestown was named after King James I of England. -
English Civil War
Parliment passed laws to limit power. Made many people revolt. -
Louis XIV of France (14th) begins his reign
Had great power during his reign, Louis XIV didn't like to look like he had less power than any other person so he built the extravagant Palace of Versailles. -
English Bill of Rights
A legal document the limited the power that people in royalty can have. -
Peter the Great of Russia begins his reign
Peter the Great traveled to Europe and saw everything they had in their culture. He then wanted to westernize his country while in power. -
Constitiutional Monarchy
A new system of governing in which a rulres power is limited by law. Commoners liked this. -
Glorious Revolution in England
A bloodless fight that was started because of Religions. -
French Revolution begins
The French Revolution was fought after the Estates General was formed and then the 3rd (lowest) Estate was not given a voice. -
French Republic
Created by the National Assembly. Many new branches were made to form this new government, -
Reign of Terror
During this terrible time Robespierre created the guillotine and killed a lot of people. -
Napoleon conquers most of Europe
Napoleon had never lost a battle in war. He was the strongest war leader known in France. -
Absolutisim in France
One person was ruling all of France. The people did not like this form of government.
