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Because they needed to hide from the Spanish. The Spanish didn't want the British to have the "New World"

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The Pilgrims did not build a fort in Jamestown, Virginia. Instead, Jamestown was established by the Virginia Company in 1607 as the first permanent English settlement in North America. The settlers built a fort to protect themselves from Native American attacks and other potential threats.

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