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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
 John Tallman
 b.         
 d.         
 Robert Bennett
 b.1618 England
 d.         
 Robert Bennett
 b.1649 Newport, RI
 d.1722
 Rebecca Unknown
 b.1622
 d.         
 Anne Bennett
 b.1696 Portsmouth, RI
 d.         
 William Cory
 b.1628 St. James Parish, England
 d.1681 Portsmouth, RI
 Anne Cory
 b.1663 Portsmouth, RI
 d.1706 Portsmouth, RI
 Mary Earle
 b.1636 England
 d.1717 Portsmouth, RI