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1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
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
 Jonathan Fairbanks
 b.1595 Halifax, Yorkshire, England
 d.1668 Dedham, Massachusetts
 Jonas Fairbanks
 b.1625 Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
 d.1676 Lancaster, Massachusetts
 Grace Lee Smith
 b.1596 West Riding, England
 d.1676 Dedham, Massachusetts
 Grace Fairbanks
 b.1663 Lancaster, Massachusetts
 d.1697 Age at Death, Massachusetts
 John Prescott
 b.1604 Standish Parish, England
 d.1681 Lancaster, Massachusetts
 Lydia Prescott
 b.1641 Watertown, Massachusetts
 d.1723 Lancaster, Massachusetts
 Mary Gawkroger Platts
 b.1607 Halifax, Yorkshire, England
 d.1688 Lancaster, Massachusetts