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===Colonization of the Americas === | ===Colonization of the Americas === | ||
The British first began their attempts at colonizing the North American continent during the commencement of the seventeenth century. However, these attempts were | The British first began their attempts at colonizing the North American continent during the commencement of the seventeenth century. However, these attempts were sporadic and, most often, unsuccessful. However, England's luck changed in 1607 with the erection of the Jamestown settlement. This established on the Chesapeake Bay by Captain John Smith, | ||
== France == | == France == | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 25 September 2008
European Colonization
England
Colonization of the Americas
The British first began their attempts at colonizing the North American continent during the commencement of the seventeenth century. However, these attempts were sporadic and, most often, unsuccessful. However, England's luck changed in 1607 with the erection of the Jamestown settlement. This established on the Chesapeake Bay by Captain John Smith,
France
Colonization of the Americas
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Portugal
Colonization of the Americas
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Spain
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