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'''Jamestown''', [[Virginia]] was the first permanent [[England|English]] settlement in [[America]]. The first persons landed on May 14, 1607, one year before the establishment of the City of [[Quebec]] in [[Canada]]. About 104 persons were sent by the [[London Company]] to leave in three ships, the Sarah Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery. They came to Virginia to establish a trading post and to search for gold and silver. After five months at sea,the pioners sighted land at the entrance to the [[Chesapeake Bay]] on April 26, 1607. They sailed about 32 miles up the [[James River]],and then chose a little peninsula as the sight for there setelment. They named both the river and the settlement after [[King James the First]] of England.
'''Jamestown''', [[Virginia]] was the first permanent [[England|English]] settlement in [[America]]. The first persons landed on May 14, 1607, one year before the establishment of the City of [[Quebec]] in [[Canada]]. About 104 persons were sent by the [[London Company]] to leave in three ships, the Sarah Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery. They came to Virginia to establish a trading post and to search for gold and silver. After five months at sea,the pioneers sighted land at the entrance to the [[Chesapeake Bay]] on April 26, 1607. They sailed about 32 miles up the [[James River]],and then chose a little peninsula as the site for their settlement. They named both the river and the settlement after [[King James the First]] of England.
==Poles in Jamestown==
==Poles in Jamestown==
The colony was intended to be guided by the Church of England but the Poles were Roman Catholic. Each settler was required to attend Anglican services or be punished. However, because of the skills and work ethic of the Poles, they were exempt.
The colony was intended to be guided by the Church of England but the Poles were Roman Catholic. Each settler was required to attend Anglican services or be punished. However, because of the skills and work ethic of the Poles, they were exempt.
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