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Jamestown: The 13 Colonies In North America

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In 1650 the English had established colonies in North America. The first colony founded by the English was in 1607 in Jamestown Virginia. The English fled England because of religious belief being forced on them, Plymouth Massachusetts was founded by the pilgrims in 1620 with the help of the natives. The colony grew very quickly. The two crops at the time were corn and tobacco, the corn kept the colony fed and the tobacco helped to fund the group. At this time the main makeup of the population was slaves and new pilgrims. After a steady start Jamestown turned into 13 colonies due to immigrants seeking freedom from starvation, war, religious persecution. In the early years of settlement, colonists thought of themselves as British, Dutch, or

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