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 Nicholaus Rausch b.1686 Germany d.1715 Germany | ||||||||
John Adam Roush b.1711 Bavaria d.1786 Shenandoah Valley, Va. | | |||||||
Henry Roush b.1752 d.1831 | ||||||||
Susannah Schlern b. d.1796 St. Marys, VA | ||||||||
Dorothea (Nease?) b.1748 d.1783 | ||||||||