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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
 Samuel Sherman
 b.1651 Plymouth, Massachusetts
 d.1718 Plymouth, Massachusetts
 Sarah Sherman
 b.1676 Marshfield, Massachusetts
 d.1713 Pembroke, Massachusetts
 Thomas Doggett
 b.1607 Norwich, Norfolk, England
 d.1692 Edgartown, Massachusetts
 Sarah Doggett
 b.1650 Weymouth, MA
 d.1680 Marshfield, Massachusetts
 Elizabeth Humphrey
 b.1608 Wendover, England
 d.1653 Weymouth, Massachusetts