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Which date on this timeline represents the beginning of a permanent British presence in North America? A. 1565 B. 1587 C. 1607 D. 1620

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C. 1607              

Explanation:

In the year 1607 on 14th of May, a small group of around hundred members of the joint venture known as the Virginia Company was founded as the first permanent English settlement in parts of North America along the banks of the river James.

Jamestown was the first permanent British settlement in North America. The Britishers came in three ships namely the Godspeed, the Susan Constant and  the Discovery. They constructed a wooden fort, a church, a storehouse and few houses on the banks of James river.

Hence the correct option is -- (C). 1607

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