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The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

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Colonization Challenges in Early North America

This chapter explores the initial colonization efforts in North America, highlighting the struggles of explorers from England amidst harsh conditions at sea and the interactions with Native American tribes. It emphasizes the negative impacts of these early encounters, including the spread of disease and the failures of settlements like the Roanoke colony.

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