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Circa 1607, Settlers landing on the site of Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in America. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)
Circa 1607, Settlers landing on the site of Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in America. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)