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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
 William Holbrook
 b.1560 , United Kingdom
 d.1625 , United Kingdom
 Thomas Holbrook
 b.1594 , United Kingdom
 d.1677 Weymouth, Massachusetts
 Edith Saunders
 b.1562 St Johns, United Kingdom
 d.1612 , United Kingdom
 William Holbrook
 b.1620 St Johns, United Kingdom
 d.1699 Scituate, Massachusetts
 William Powyes
 b.1565 , United Kingdom
 d.         
 Jane Powyes
 b.1600 , United Kingdom
 d.1679 Weymouth, Massachusetts
 Mrs Elizabeth Powyes
 b.1567 , United Kingdom
 d.