| 1740 Colony population = 1.5 million 1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War 1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion 1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War 1776 Declaration of Independence | 1664 English capture/rename New York 1681 La Salle explores Louisiana 1700 American colonies prosper 1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession 1735 Freedom of press established | 1565 First colony St. Augustine 1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony 1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement 1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower 1638 Printing press reaches America |
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![]() | ![]() | William Webster b.1598 Sheffield, England d. West Riding, England | Helena Firth b.1577 Sheffield, England d. Yorkshire, England | |||||
![]() | William Webster b.1619 Sheffield, England d.1653 Virginia | ![]() | Nicholas Hartleg b.1565 Sheffield, England d. | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Anna Hartleg b.1590 England Sheffiel, England d. West Riding, England | | |||||
| Henry Webster b.1641 Old Rappahanno, Virginia d.1697 Richmond, Virginia | ![]() | |||||||
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