A Tale of American History

Episode 14 The First British Colony in America

In our last episode, we discussed how Britain founded the Virginia Company in order to explore North America. The company was later split into Virginia Company of London and Virginia Company of Plymouth. Then on May 13, 1607, persuaded by Virginia Company of London, over 100 British immigrants settled in an area in Virginia, North America. 一 This was Britain’s…

April 9, 2025

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Episode 13 Arrival of the British (II)

In our previous discussion about the Americas, it may seem that only Spaniards were busy having fun there. Some of you may wonder, wasn’t the United States of America built upon the British colonies? The land of America seemed so busy with activities already—where were the British? Well, even though the British are known for their punctuality, they were embarrassingly…

April 9, 2025

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