| 1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession 1735 Freedom of press established 1740 Colony population = 1.5 million 1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War 1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion | 1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower 1638 Printing press reaches America 1664 English capture/rename New York 1681 La Salle explores Louisiana 1700 American colonies prosper | 1540 Spanish arrive in California 1540 Coronado travels through Midwest 1565 First colony St. Augustine 1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony 1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement |
![]() | ![]() | George Griswold b.1548 , United Kingdom d. England, United Kingdom | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ![]() | Edward Griswold b.1607 , United Kingdom d.1691 New London, Connecticut | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Dorothy James b.1567 , United Kingdom d. | ![]() | |||
![]() | George Griswold b.1633 , United Kingdom d.1704 Windsor, Connecticut | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Robert Hicks b.1585 , United Kingdom d. | ![]() | |||
![]() | ![]() | Margaret Hicks b.1610 , United Kingdom d.1670 Clinton, Connecticut | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | ![]() | Margaret Winslow b.1587 Draycoat, United Kingdom d. | ![]() | ||||