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Columbus “discovered” America in 1482 for Spain, but the Pilgrims didn’t land at Plymouth Rock until 1620, why did it take 140 years for colonists to make their way to America for the British empire?

by /u/HitemwiththeMilton in /r/AskHistorians

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