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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
 Ralph Paine
 b.1560 , United Kingdom
 d.         
 Anthony Paine
 b.1585 , United Kingdom
 d.1649 Portsmouth, Rhode Island
 Mrs Dorothy Paine
 b.1565  England, United Kingdom
 d.         
 Mary Paine
 b.1611  England, United Kingdom
 d.1687 Portsmouth, Rhode Island
 Rose (Susannah) Potter
 b.1587  England, United Kingdom
 d.1643 Portsmouth, Rhode Island