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1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
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
 Jonathan Russell
 b.1655 Wethersfield, Connecticut
 d.1711 Barnstabl, Massachusetts
 Abigail Russell
 b.1687 Barnstabl, Massachusetts
 d.1774 Mansfield Ci, Connecticut
 Martha Moody
 b.1657 Portsmouth, Maine
 d.1729 Barnstabl, Massachusetts