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1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
 James Sampson
 c.1574 Bedfordshire, England
 d.         
 Henry Sampson
 b.1604 Henlow, England
 d.1684 Duxbury, Massachusetts
 Martha Cooper
 b.1578 Henlow, England
 d.1654 Henlow, England
 Stephen Sampson
 b.          Duxbury, Massachusetts
 d.1715 Duxbury, Massachusetts
 Ann Plummer
 b.1615 Duxbury, Massachusetts
 d.1684 Duxbury, Massachusetts