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1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
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
 John Maughan
 b.1717 Haltwhistle, Northum, England
 d.1773 Hillside, Northum
 Thomas Maughan
 c.1739 Haltwhistle, Northum, Eng.
 d.1796
 Mary Walker
 b.1702 Haltwhistle, Northum, England
 d.         
 William Maughan
 b.1779 Milton, Cumberland, England
 d.1863 Gateshead, Durham, England
 Henry Bell
 b.1692 Wold, England
 d.         
 Margaret Bell
 b.1734 Brampton, England
 d.         
 Jane Atkinson
 b.1696 Wold, England
 d.         
 Peter Maughan
 b.1811 Breconside, England
 d.1871 Logan, Cache, Ut
 Peter Wilson
 c.1672 Houghton, England
 d.         
 Peter Wilson
 b.1714 Fourhowbutts, England
 d.          Stanwix, Cumb., Eng.
 Jannett Wilson
 b.1676 Houghton, England
 d.         
 Martha Wilson
 b.1779 Stanwix, Cumberland, England
 d.1839 Alston, Cumberland, England
 John Heslop
 c.1719 Stanwix, Cumberland, England
 d.1758 Stanwix, Cumberland, England
 Jane Heslop
 b.1753 Of Stanwix, Cumb., Eng.
 d.         
 Margaret Nicholson
 c.1722 Rickerby, Cumberland
 d.1768