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may 14, 1607 - Jamestown

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Jamestown was established as the first permanent English colony in North America by John Smith and English immigrants in 1607. Jamestown became significant with the cultivation of tobacco. Furthermore, the tobacco craze within England created sustainable wealth in Jamestown, and this allowed for the city to prosper and function properly.

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may 14, 1607
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~ 419 years ago

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