Name: Episode 2: The Shortcomings of Jamestown
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Description: Despite Spanish colonization of parts of the Southern Hemisphere, the North American continent failed to be settled by European nations until nearly a century after Columbus’s initial voyage. The first permanent settlement made by England occurred in 1607 at Jamestown. Learn the story of hardship, struggle, and mistakes of this first attempt in North America.

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