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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
1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony
1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
 Halvor Olsen Hov
 b.1609
 d.1673
 Knut Halvorsen Hov
 b.1651
 d.1724
 Guri Olsdtr Rindal
 b.1606
 d.1691
 Anne Knutsdatter Hov
 b.1676
 d.1739 Stalsberg, Norway
 Franz Nilsen Riber
 b.1590 Ribe, Jylland
 d.          Lie
 Samuel Frantsen Bø
 b.1616 Øyer, Norway
 d.1676
 Birgitte Kjeldsdtr
 b.1580 Romedal
 d.         
 Rakel Samuelsdtr Bø
 b.1652
 d.1744
 Anne Bjørnsdtr Li
 b.          Øyer, Norway
 d.1674