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1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
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
 Joshua Wells
 b.1695 Hatfield, MA
 d.1768 Greenfield, Mass
 Joshua Wells Jr.
 b.1721 Greenfield, MA
 d.         
 Elizabeth Snead
 b.1698 Hartford, Cnty, MA
 d.1774 Greenfield, MA
 Asa Wells
 b.1756 Bernardston, MA
 d.1841 Oxford, NY
 Experience Alexander
 b.1719 Northfield, MA
 d.         
 Betsey Prentice Brewer
 b.         
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