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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
 William Hall
 b.1612 St. Benet's Wh, England
 d.1676 Portsmouth, RI
 William Hall
 b.1644 Portsmouth, RI
 d.1691 Portsmouth, RI
 Mary Thomas
 b.1614
 d.1680
 John Hall
 b.1681 Portsmouth, RI
 d.1760 West Greenwich, RI
 John Tripp
 b.1609 Northumberland, England
 d.1678 Portsmouth, RI
 William Hall
 b.1723 Portsmouth, RI
 d.1796
 Alice Tripp
 b.1650
 d.         
 Mary Paine
 b.1618
 d.1686 Portsmouth, RI
 Christopher Hall
 b.1725
 d.         
 George Vaughan
 b.         
 d.         
 Alice Vaughan
 b.         
 d.         
 Margie Spink
 b.         
 d.