In 1565 Something exciting happened. Saint Augustine Florida was settled by the Spanish. This event made it the first permanent European colony in North America. This city still exists, I'm sure it would be a lovely vacation destination and probably sells T shirts that say " Saint Augustine is Old School" or something clever like that. 
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If I were to ask you why
Enter 1607. The place Jamestown Virginia. The people were British, from the London Company. They were there to find gold. What they found were natives, a beautiful Indian Princess named Pocahontas, a tree that sang, and a crazy fun loving raccoon named Meeko, and the handsome John Smith. Oh, I've just been informed that the Disney film is not historically accurate. Damn.
Well, there really was a John Smith and a Pocahontas, and I'm sure there were also raccoon, but I'm not sure I an make a case for the singing tree. Also, Pocahontas was not an amazing beauty and she did not marry John Smith. She married John Rolfe. She then went back to England with him and they lived happily ever after. Errrr...no, as we talked about earlier, Native Americans and European diseases do not mix. Pocahontas died, but I guess that was too heavy of material for birds and squirrels to sing about.
So was gold found in Jamestown?!?!? NO! But something else was found there, it was corn. Corn is sort of like gold..similar color...corn is edible, gold isn't, but, well its sort of the same. 
Well anyway, Jamestown was working out pretty well so of course others will also come.
[3] This term refers to Benjamin Franklin, he is on the $100 bill, Puff Daddy once sang a song about this.
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This blog is amazing Abi :) We just got back from St. Augustine, and I while I didnt see any shirts like the one you mentioned, its definitely a touristy-type area.
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