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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
 Francis Smedley
 b.1589 Wilne, United Kingdom
 d.         
 Baptist Smedley
 b.1609 Wilne, United Kingdom
 d.1675 Concord, Massachusetts
 Mrs Ellen Smedley
 b.1591  England, United Kingdom
 d.