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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
 Philip Taber
 b.         
 d.         
 John Taber
 b.1684 Dartmouth, MA
 d.1728
 Mary Cooke
 b.         
 d.         
 Thomas Manchester
 b.1615 England
 d.1691 Portsmouth, RI
 William Manchester
 b.1654 Portsmouth, RI
 d.1718 Tiverton, RI
 Margaret Wood
 b.1630
 d.1693
 Susanna Manchester
 b.1686
 d.1774 Tiverton, RI
 John "Butcher" Cooke
 b.1630 Dorset, England
 d.1691 Portsmouth, RI
 Mary Cook
 b.1654 Portsmouth, RI
 d.1725 Portsmouth, RI
 Mary Borden
 b.1632 Cranbrook, Kent, England
 d.1690 Portsmouth, RI