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is it true that the first european settlement on land that would become the United states was built in florida

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The first European settlement on land that would become the United States was not in Florida; it was in St. Augustine, Florida, established by the Spanish in 1565. St. Augustine is often considered the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in what is now the continental United States. It predated the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia, which was established by the English in 1607, and Plymouth, Massachusetts, which was settled by the Pilgrims in 1620.

So, while Florida was home to one of the earliest European settlements in what would become the United States, it's important to note that there were other European settlements in different parts of North America before the establishment of St. Augustine.

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