1700 American colonies prosper 1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession 1735 Freedom of press established 1740 Colony population = 1.5 million 1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War | 1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement 1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower 1638 Printing press reaches America 1664 English capture/rename New York 1681 La Salle explores Louisiana | 1534 Cartier claims New France 1540 Spanish arrive in California 1540 Coronado travels through Midwest 1565 First colony St. Augustine 1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony |
Robert Whitney b.1543 , United Kingdom d.1612 , United Kingdom | |||||||
Thomas Whitney b.1560 Lambert, United Kingdom d.1637 St. Margaret, United Kingdom | |||||||
Elizabeth Guillims b.1544 , United Kingdom d. | |||||||
John Whitney b.1592 St. Margaret, United Kingdom d.1673 Watertown, Massachusetts | |||||||
John Bray b.1534 , United Kingdom d.1615 , United Kingdom | |||||||
Mary Bray b.1564 St. Margaret, United Kingdom d.1629 St. Margaret, United Kingdom | |||||||
Margaret Haslonde b.1536 Westministe, United Kingdom d.1588 Westministe, United Kingdom | |||||||