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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
 John Hawkes
 b.1570 , United Kingdom
 d.1628 , United Kingdom
 John Hawkes
 b.1617 St Andrew P, United Kingdom
 d.1662 Hadley, Massachusetts
 Mary Cowper
 b.1572  England, United Kingdom
 d.         
 Elizabeth Hawkes
 b.1647 Windsor, Connecticut
 d.1681 Bloody Brook, Massachusetts
 William Browne
 b.1591 , United Kingdom
 d.         
 Elizabeth Browne
 b.1621  England, United Kingdom
 d.1685 Hadley, Massachusetts
 Lydia Ward
 b.1593 , United Kingdom
 d.1633 Newbury, Massachusetts