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History Question: What is the oldest permanent colonial settlement in the US?

Started by Suu, October 02, 2013, 01:49:36 PM

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I'm honestly curious as to what people have been taught.

Jamestown, Virginia
8 (29.6%)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
5 (18.5%)
St. Augustine, Florida
6 (22.2%)
New Orleans, Louisiana
0 (0%)
Santa Fe, New Mexico
4 (14.8%)
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4 (14.8%)

Total Members Voted: 27

Suu

This came up in school, and I was entirely not surprised that regional history textbooks teach different things. One of the above answers is correct, but I am not going to flip out at people who get it wrong, because even my boyfriend did.

Please do not debate what the Europeans did to the natives, or even how the natives technically colonized here first. That's not what I'm asking. I would like to know just out of an experiment of sorts to see how some regions of the country really do teach this.

Oh, and try not to look it up, either. :P
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