1700 American colonies prosper 1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession 1735 Freedom of press established 1740 Colony population = 1.5 million 1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War | 1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement 1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower 1638 Printing press reaches America 1664 English capture/rename New York 1681 La Salle explores Louisiana | 1534 Cartier claims New France 1540 Spanish arrive in California 1540 Coronado travels through Midwest 1565 First colony St. Augustine 1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony |
Philip Herbert b.1584 Wilton House, England d.1650 Cockpit, Middlesex | ||||||||
George Clifford b.1558 Brougham Castle, England d.1605 Duchy House, England | ||||||||
Anne Clifford b.1590 Skipton Castle, England d.1676 Brougham Castle, England | Francis Russell b.1527 Chenies, England d.1585 Bedford House, England | |||||||
Margaret Russell b.1560 Fathers House, England d.1616 Brougham Castle, England | Margaret St John b.1533 Bletsoe, England d.1562 Woburn, England | |||||||