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About What Was Life Like In First American Colony? | Curious Traveler

Why did the English choose Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg, Virginia as their early American settlements? Why did King William III and Queen Mary II establish a university here? What was life like for the colonists here? What crazy concoctions are to be found in a colonial apothecary?

What Was Life Like In First American Colony? | Curious Traveler is presented by Absolute History. Its listed runtime is 24 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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What Was Life Like In First American Colony? | Curious Traveler
Runtime
24 minutes
Language
English

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