What year was the first permanent English settlement in North America financed?
A. 1593
B. 1602
C. 1607
D. 1625
E. 1683
Answer: C
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What happened to the town of Jefferson in the late nineteenth century?
A. It became the railroad center of East Texas. B. Its population tripled in size because of a large oil discovery. C. Its stockyards made it the capital of the cattle industry in the state. D. It suffered a major economic decline after railroad transportation replaced steamboat transportation in the area.