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The British first began their attempts at colonizing the North American continent during the commencement of the seventeenth century. However, these attempts, made by sea-dogs such as Walter Raleigh, were sporadic and, most often, unsuccessful. However, in 1607 England's luck changed with the erection of the Jamestown settlement. This colony, located by the Chesapeake Bay, was the first successful English territory on American grounds and served as the starting point for British dominance 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, made by sea-dogs such as Walter Raleigh, were sporadic and, most often, unsuccessful. However, in 1607 England's luck changed with the erection of the Jamestown settlement. This colony, located by the Chesapeake Bay, was the first successful English territory on American grounds and served as the starting point for British dominance of the Americas. As Jamestown blossomed from a backwards, primal territory to an established community, the British began to put more effort into their colonizing attempts. This effort proved worthwhile. | ||
== France == | == France == | ||
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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, made by sea-dogs such as Walter Raleigh, were sporadic and, most often, unsuccessful. However, in 1607 England's luck changed with the erection of the Jamestown settlement. This colony, located by the Chesapeake Bay, was the first successful English territory on American grounds and served as the starting point for British dominance of the Americas. As Jamestown blossomed from a backwards, primal territory to an established community, the British began to put more effort into their colonizing attempts. This effort proved worthwhile.
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