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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
 Richard Burton
 b.1580 New Castle, United Kingdom
 d.1650, Virginia
 Thomas Burton
 b.1634 Henrico, Virginia
 d.1686, Virginia
 Katherine Christian
 b.1580 , United Kingdom
 d.1646, Virginia
 Susannah Anne Burton
 b.1664 Cobbs Plantation, Virginia
 d.1736 Henrico, Virginia
 William Hatcher
 b.1582 Careby Man, United Kingdom
 d.1630 , United Kingdom
 William Hatcher
 b.1614 Careby Man, United Kingdom
 d.1680 Varina Parish, Virginia
 Mary Smith
 b.1582 , United Kingdom
 d.1646 Turkey Island, Virginia
 Susannah Hatcher
 b.1638 Varina Parish, Virginia
 d.1699 Bristol, Prince George, Virginia
 Marian Newporte
 b.1615 , United Kingdom
 d.1646 Varina Parish, Virginia