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1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
 Robert Reade
 b.1582 Linkenholt , United Kingdom
 d.1636 , United Kingdom
 George Reade
 b.1608 Linkenholt , United Kingdom
 d.1671 Yorktown, Gloucester, Virginia
 Mildred Windebank
 b.1585 Hiens Hill, United Kingdom
 d.1656, Virginia
 Francis Reade
 b.1650 Abingdon, Virginia
 d.1694 James City, Virginia
 Nicholas Martiau
 b.1590 , United Kingdom
 d.1656 Yorktown, York, Virginia
 Elizabeth Martain Martiau
 b.1625 Elizabeth City, Virginia
 d.1686 Yorktown, York, Virginia
 Jane Berkeley
 b.1593  England, United Kingdom
 d.1641 Elizabeth City, Virginia