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1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
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
 George Lawton
 b.         
 d.         
 Thomas Hazard
 b.1610 Nottinghamshire, England
 d.1680 Portsmouth, Rhode Island
 Elizabeth Hazard
 b.1630 Portsmouth, Rhode Island
 d.1711 Portsmouth, Rhode Island
 Martha Potter
 b.1611 England
 d.1669 Portsmouth, Rhode Island