Charles II of Spain

coast of Africa. This decision ultimately paid off, as they landed in Mossel Bay, in modern day South Africa in February of 1488. Dias wanted to name the cape below Africa “The Cape of Storms” due to all of the bad weather in that area, but King John II overruled him and named it the “Cape of Good Hope” because he wanted to encourage travel in the area. Bartolomeu died in 1500 due to a violent storm on a voyage, but his legacy will be everlasting. Bartolomeu Dias’ journey to the Cape of Good…

As Emperor, he gave control of the Netherlands to his son, Phillip II of Spain, in 1556. The Eighty Years War, also known as the Dutch Revolt, began when the Duke of Alba declared William of Orange, defender of the Dutch, as an outlaw, and the Office of the Holy Roman Empire condemned all inhabitants of the Netherlands to…

city. Once again, the crown started to shift towards the Huguenots. Catherine at the time didn’t want Coligny to come into power since he planned to protect the Dutch Protestants, which would result in them fighting Spain. Later in her life, she feared Huguenot influence over her son Charles, the…

the monarchy was restored, the ANglican Church came back, and Charles II gave Carolina to English supporters Pequot War-the Pequot Indians and New Netherland controlled the fur trade and wampum together. in 1637, the settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts attacked a Pequot village. the Pequot resistance was over at…

religion, the Thirty Years War was a major event in the course of world history. It all began in the Holy Roman Empire when Ferdinand the II began to restrict the religious freedom of his people. The protestants began to rebel against these limitations, resulting in a war that spanned several countries. Countries such as Germany, Sweden, Austria, France, and Spain, all joined this cause of fighting for religious matters. However, it soon turned into a war to keep military resources disabled in…

On October 31, 1517, an unsatisfied, non-conforming, progressive theologian named Martin Luther took an action that altered the religious (and, in some cases) political landscape of the entire Western world. Disgusted at the Catholic church’s insistence on the sale of indulgences and unconvinced as to their doctrine of “salvation by works,” the Wittenberg professor nailed a 95-point document to the front door of his university’s Catholic church. This document, later called the “Ninety-five…

that globalization and colonialism are similar but not exact repetition. Ancient Greeks and Romans firstly practiced colonization. It then became common during the Age of Discovery, when Spanish Columbus firstly reached the America Continent. Then Spain, Portugal, Nether Land (also known as Holland), Britain and France started to set up their colonies all around the world. At first, their main purposes of setting colonies were the same: to open up the world market and make as many profits as…

The Italian Renaissance is one clear example. During the period of the High Renaissance (1450-1527), which was when art and sculpture met their peak in Italy, things were going on all over the place in Venice, Milan, the Papal States, Spain, France, and Rome. Not only did the French invade Italy, starting a vicious war, but Machiavelli wrote The Prince, which changed the Italian minds of literature forever. Overall, I disagree with this assumption because of the prosperity of the Renaissance…

How successfully did Henry VII deal with the problems he faced during his reign? The success of Henry VII is clearly seen throughout is reign in the number of defining, long-lasting but generally political un-taxing decisions he made. Several of these contributed to the longevity of the Tudor dynasty and worked to bring stability and balance to England in the years succeeding the Wars of the Roses. While there were a number of failures during reign, none of them were particularly devastating and…

Bilal Manzer Mr. Tomasetti Period 1 APUSH September 5th, 2015 Identification #1 1) Act of Toleration: Lord Baltimore granted freedom of religion to Christians of different branches. But, most of the people living in the colonies were Protestant and despised the Catholics wanting to convert theme to their own faith. The Catholics supported the Act of Toleration which was passed in 1649 in Maryland and allowed for them to practice their religion freely. The only drawback was that it only…