| 1776 Declaration of Independence 1789 George Washington first president 1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased 1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific 1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain | 1735 Freedom of press established 1740 Colony population = 1.5 million 1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War 1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion 1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War | 1638 Printing press reaches America 1664 English capture/rename New York 1681 La Salle explores Louisiana 1700 American colonies prosper 1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession |
![]() | ![]() | John Augustine LeRossignol b.1646 Channel Island, UK/England d.1719 Falmouth, Maine | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | John Gustin b.1691 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts d.1777 Frankford, Sussex, New Jersey | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | John Browne b.1631 Hawkedon, Suffolk, England d.1697 Watertown, Massachusetts | ![]() | |||
![]() | ![]() | Elizabeth Browne b.1657 Cambridge, Massachusetts d.1720 Falmouth, Maine | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | ![]() | Esther Hester Makepeace b.1634 Bristol, England d.1685 Boston, Massachusetts | ![]() | ||||