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What was the first permanent European settlement in the territory that would eventually become the United States?
  1. St. Augustine
  2. New Amsterdam
  3. Plymouth
  4. Jamestown
Explanation
Answer - A - St. Augustine was the first permanent European settlement what would eventually become the United States.

Key Takeaway: The Spanish settled St. Augustine in 1565; the Dutch settled New Amsterdam (what is now New York) in 1624; the English settled Plymouth in 1620 and Jamestown-the first permanent English settlement in the New World-in 1607.
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