| 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 |
![]() | ![]() | William Rice b.1555 Buckinghamshire, England d.1588, England | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ![]() | Henry or Thomas Rice b.1564 Sudbury, Suffolk, England d.1621, England | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Thomasine Myal b.1524, England d.1568, England | ![]() | |||
![]() | Edmund Rice b.1594 Of, England d.1663 Marlboro, Massachussets | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | ![]() | Elizabeth Frost b.1564 Of, Suffolk, England d.1594 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
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