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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 Steer(Stears)
 b.1694 <, England>
 d.         
 John Stears
 b.1721 Of Amberly, Sussex, England
 d.         
 Jane Ward
 b.1692 of, England
 d.         
 Mary Stears
 b.1747 North Stoke, Sussex, England
 d.         
 George Sturt
 b.1637 of, Stopham Sussex, England
 d.         
 Joseph Sturt
 b.1679 Stopham, Sussex, England
 d.         
 Mary Smith
 b.1641 of, Stopham Sussex, England
 d.         
 Ruth Sturt
 b.1718 Stopham, Sussex, England
 d.         
 Jonas Knight
 b.1669 of, Lyminster Sussex, England
 d.         
 Elizabeth Knight
 b.1695 Lyminster, Sussex, England
 d.         
 Elizabeth Knight
 b.1671 of, Lyminster Sussex, England
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