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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
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
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
 Ira Keen
 b.1800 Ohio
 d.         
 Thomas Jordan
 b.1743 Jordan's , Granville N.C.
 d.1815 Thompsonville, Illinois
 Joshua Jordan
 b.1764 Bute; N.C.  5-Issue
 d.1835 Barney's Prairie, Illinois
 Mary Letts
 b.1724
 d.1802 Louisburg, NC
 Eleanor Jordan
 b.1801 Allen, Kentucky
 d.1859 Wabash Co., Illinois
 John Compton Jr.
 b.1726 Virginia
 d.1797 Virginia
 Rebecca Compton
 b.1776 New Garden, Indiana
 d.1835 Barney's Prairie, Illinois
 Elizabeth Hill
 b.1730 Fairfax, Virginia
 d.