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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
 Henry Cobb
 b.1596 Kent, England
 d.1679 Barnstable, Massachusetts
 John Cobb
 b.1632 Plymouth, Massachusetts
 d.1714 Plymouth, Massachusetts
 James Hurst
 b.         
 d.         
 Patience Hurst
 b.1611 England
 d.1648 Barnstable, Massachusetts
 Catharine MNU
 b.         
 d.         
 Ebenezer Cobb
 b.1671 Ply, Plymouth Massachusetts
 d.1752 Rocky Nook, Massachusetts
 William Nelson
 b.         
 d.         
 William Nelson
 b.         
 d.1679
 Margaret MNU
 b.         
 d.         
 Martha Ford Nelson
 b.1638 Plymouth, Massachusetts
 d.1712 Plymouth, Massachusetts
 Martha Ford
 b.         
 d.1680