15 points! what happened in 1453 and how did it cause the renaissance?

The conquest of Constantinople- where constantinople fell to the ottoman empire causing scholars/artists to flee to Italy--> helped spark the european renaissance

the united states presidential election of 1844 was the 15th quadrennial presidential election, held from november 1, to december 4, 1844. democrat james k. polk defeated whig henry clay in a close contest that turned on the controversial issues of slavery and the annexation of the republic of texas.

answer-the island had airfields that the u.s. military needed.