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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
 Thomas Ellison
 b.1631 Blackburn, England
 d.1697 Hempstead, New York
 Thomas Ellison
 b.1670 Hempstead, New York
 d.1739 Freehold, New Jersey
 Thomas Champion
 b.1615 Ashford, Kent, England
 d.1680 Hempstead, New York
 Martha Champion
 b.1641 Long Island Cit, New York
 d.1698 Long Island, New York
 Frances Jacocks
 b.1620 Stratford, Avon, England
 d.1687 Long Island, New York
 John Ellison
 b.1698 Shrewsbury, New Jersey
 d.1761 Mansfield, New Jersey
 John Johnson
 b.1640
 d.         
 Cornelia Johnson
 b.1675 Mammouth, New Jersey
 d.1745 Burlington, New Jersey
 Thomas Champion
 b.1615 Ashford, Kent, England
 d.1680 Hempstead, New York
 Hannah Champion
 b.1650 England
 d.          Long Island, New York
 Frances Jacocks
 b.1620 Stratford, Avon, England
 d.1687 Long Island, New York