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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
 Hugh Wells
 b.1590 Essex Co., England
 d.1645 Wethersfield, Conn
 Thomas Wells
 b.1620 Colchester, England
 d.1676 Hadley, MA
 Frances Belcher
 b.1605
 d.1697 Hadley, Massachusetts
 Ebenezer Wells
 b.1669 Wethersfield, Conn
 d.1702 Hatfield, MA
 William Beardsley
 b.1605 Lancastershire, England
 d.         
 Mary Beardsley
 b.1631 Ilkeston, England
 d.         
 Mary Harvey
 b.1609 England
 d.         
 Sarah Smith
 b.         
 d.