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Jamestown Settlement | Jamestown Colony | Educational story for kids

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Have you ever wondered about how people colonized America? This lesson focuses on the first English settlement in North America, Jamestown. Watch the video from Kid's Academy and then complete the lesson.

Some people think the Jamestown settlement was an experiment. It didn't end up lasting for many reasons, but was important because it was one of the first European tries to settle the "New World" or the United States of America.

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