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1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1700 American colonies prosper
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
 Thomas Nelson
 b.1601 Cottingham, England
 d.1648 North Stoneham, England
 Thomas Nelson
 b.1635 Cottingham, England
 d.1712 Rowley, Massachusetts
 Dorothy Stapleton
 b.1608
 d.1637 York, England
 Gershom Nelson
 b.1672 Rowley, Massachusetts
 d.1727 Rowley, Massachusetts
 Francis Lambert
 b.          England
 d.1647
 Amy Lambert
 b.1638 Yorkshire, England
 d.1678 Rowley, Massachusetts
 Jane Barker
 b.         
 d.1659 Rowley, Massachusetts
 Nathaniel Nelson
 b.1701 Rowley, Massachusetts
 d.1783 Hopedale, Massachusetts
 Thomas Ellithorpe
 b.         
 d.1654 Rowley, Massachusetts
 Nathaniel Ellithorpe
 b.1632 Rowley, Massachusetts
 d.1709 Rowley, Massachusetts
 Abigail MNU
 b.         
 d.         
 Abigail Ellithorpe
 b.1678 Ipswich, Massachusetts
 d.1765 Milford, Massachusetts
 Nicholas Batt
 b.         
 d.1679 Newbury, Massachusetts
 Mary Batt
 b.1636 Newbury, Massachusetts
 d.1709 Rowley, Massachusetts
 Lucy MNU
 b.         
 d.1679 Newbury, Massachusetts