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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
 Roger Burlingame
 b.1619 Kent, England
 d.1718
 Thomas Burlingame
 b.1666 Meshanticut, RI
 d.1758 Warwick, RI
 John Lippitt
 b.1596 England
 d.1667 Warwick, RI
 Mary Lippitt
 b.1642 Providence, RI
 d.1719
 Martha Unknown
 b.1618 England
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 Hannah Gardiner
 b.         
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