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1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower
1638 Printing press reaches America
1664 English capture/rename New York
1681 La Salle explores Louisiana
1700 American colonies prosper
 William Golder
 b.1613 Ireland
 d.1672 Freehold, New Jersey
 Joseph Golder
 b.1654 Gravesend, N.Y., Kings Co.
 d.1684 Gravesend, N.Y., Kings Co.
 Ann Catharyn Smith
 b.1623 New Amsterdam
 d.1680
 Joseph Goulder
 b.1674 Gravesend, N.Y., Kings Co.
 d.1731 Middletown, Monmouth Co.
 Claes Claeszen Smit
 b.1627 Netherlands, Amersfoort,  Utr
 d.1684
 Nelletje Claes Smit
 b.1655 New Amsterdam, N.Y.
 d.1699
 Geertruyd Willekens
 b.1625 Germany, Hamburg
 d.1678 New York
 William Goulder
 b.1677 Gravesend, N.Y., Kings Co.
 d.1748 Jamaica, N.Y.
 Adrianke Laan
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