| 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 | 1540 Spanish arrive in California 1540 Coronado travels through Midwest 1565 First colony St. Augustine 1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony 1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement |
![]() | ![]() | Richard Thomas Bennett b.1550 Clappscot, Berkshire, England d.1604 England | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ![]() | Thomas Bennett b. England d.1627 Babraham, England | ![]() | Thomas Tesdale b. d. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Elizabeth Tesdale b.1547 Deanly, Berkshire, England d. | unknown unknown b. d. | |||
![]() | Thomas Bennett b.1580 Yorkshire, England d.1640 Mulberry Island, Warwick, VA | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | ![]() | Dorothy May b. d. | ![]() | ![]() | |||
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