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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
 Pierre Benoit
 b.          de Fontaine-Chaland, France
 d.         
 Etienne Benoit
 b.1637 France, Fontaine- chalandray
 d.1691 Pointe aux Trembles
 Jeanne Bouffard
 b.         
 d.         
 Francoise Anne Marie Benoit
 b.1684 Canada, Pointe aux Trembles
 d.         
 Louis Chantoiseau
 b.          de St. Nicolas du Chardonet d
 d.         
 Nicole Chantoiseau
 b.1648 France
 d.1711 Canada, Quebec, Montreal
 Marguerite Cartier
 b.         
 d.