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1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
 Henry Leigh
 b.1597 Oswestry, United Kingdom
 d.1657 York, Virginia
 Henry Lee
 b.1645 Yorktown, York, Virginia
 d.1693 Hampton, York, Virginia
 Marah Atkins
 b.1620 York, Virginia
 d.1662, Virginia
 Mary Lee
 b.1692 York, Virginia
 d.1746, Virginia
 William Davis
 b.1638 York, Virginia
 d.         
 Alice Davis
 b.1653 York, Virginia
 d.1695 York, Virginia
 Mrs William Davis
 b.1640 Yorktown, York, Virginia
 d.