| 1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased 1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific 1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain 1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired 1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South | 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 |
![]() | ![]() | Roswell Graves b.1740 Haddam, Connecticut d.1777 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Benjamin Graves b.1710 Haddam, Connecticut d. | ![]() | |||
![]() | Benjamin Graves b.1770 East Haddam, Connecticut d.1830 | ![]() | ![]() | Joseph Driggs b.1682 Platlands, Kings, New York d. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Daniel Driggs b. d. | Elizabeth Martin b.1689 Middleton, Middlesex, CT d. | |||
![]() | ![]() | Elizabeth Driggs b.1747 Middleton, Middlesex, CT d. | ![]() | David Strickland b. d. | |||
![]() | ![]() | Elizabeth Strickland b.1721 Middleton, Middlesex, CT d. | Elizabeth Hubbard b. d. | ||||