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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
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
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
 Nicholas Bopp
 b.1710 Germany
 d.1781 Bedminister, Bucks, PA
 Catharina Elizabeth Bobb
 b.1781 Lower Mahanoy, PA
 d.1847 Y
 Johan George Brosius
 b.1694 Weierbach, Germany
 d.1762 Berks, PA
 Sebastian Brosius
 b.1725 Weierbach, Germany
 d.1789 Upper Mahoney, PA
 Anna Catherine Simon
 b.1692 Unterjeckenbac, Germany
 d.1750 Berks, PA
 Maria Magdalena Brosius
 b.1752 Stouchburg, Berks, PA
 d.1809 Lower Mahanoy, PA
 Margaretha Roth
 b.1729 Rehrersburg, Berks, PA
 d.1789 Upper Mahanoy, PA