History And Anthology Of American LiteraturePart I The Literature of Colonial AmericaThe earliest settlers included Dutch, Swedes, Germans, French, Spaniards, Italians, and Portuguese, The first permanent English settlement in North America was established at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. At last early in the 17th century, the English settlements in Virginia and Massachusetts began the main stream of what we recognize as the American history.Two Important New England Settlements：The Plym
