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Landmarks in American History
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The Trustees had earlier decided not to allow Jews in the colony, but James Oglethorpe allowed them to land - largely because one of them was a doctor
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The Jamestown[1] settlement<span> in the</span>Colony of Virginia<span> was the first permanent </span>English settlement<span> in the Americas. </span>William Kelso<span> writes that Jamestown "is where the </span>British Empire<span> began."</span>[2]<span> Jamestown was established by the </span>Virginia Company of London<span> as "James Fort" on May 4, 1607 (</span>O.S.<span>, May 14, 1607 </span>N.S.),[3]<span>and was considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610. It followed several earlier failed attempts, including the </span>Lost Colony of Roanoke<span>. Jamestown served as the capital of the colony of Virginia for 83 years, from 1616 until 1699.</span>