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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
 Lewis Wood
 b.1573  England, United Kingdom
 d.1626 , United Kingdom
 Edward Wood
 b.1598 , United Kingdom
 d.1642 Charlestown, Massachusetts
 Margaret Holmes
 b.1575 Port, United Kingdom
 d.1598  England, United Kingdom
 Thomas Wood
 b.1634 Rowley, Massachusetts
 d.1687 Rowley, Massachusetts
 Ralph Mousall
 b.1580 , United Kingdom
 d.1657 Charlestown, Massachusetts
 Ruth Mousall
 b.1602 , United Kingdom
 d.1642 Charlestown, Massachusetts
 Mrs Alice Mousall
 b.1584  England, United Kingdom
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