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1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1565 First colony St. Augustine
1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1638 Printing press reaches America
 Alexander Douglas
 b.1562 Duffus Morayshire, Scotland
 d.         
 Robert Douglas
 b.1588 , Scotland
 d.         
 Agnes Leslie
 b.1560 Duffus Morayshire, Scotland
 d.         
 William Douglas
 b.1610 Castle Douglas, Scotland
 d.1682 New London, Connecticut
 Robert Ross
 b.1560 , Scotland
 d.1595 , Scotland
 Mrs Robert Douglas
 b.1592 , Scotland
 d.1610, Scotland
 Jean Hamilton
 b.1571 , Scotland
 d.1631, Scotland