The first colony in North America was not founded in 1607. The first permanent European colony in the Americas was Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, founded by the Spanish in 1498. The first permanently settled European colony on continental North America was Veracruz, Mexico, founded in 1519 by the Spanish. St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest permanent European settlement in what is now the continental U.S., settled in 1565, also by the Spanish.
The first British colony in North America was likely St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, which was a bustling fishing community by 1583, with Harbour Grace, Newfoundland recording its first year-round settlers that same year. Tadoussac, Quebec, Canada was permanently settled by the French in 1599 with Port Royal, Nova Scotia following in 1605.
The London Company (also known as the Virginia Company) founded Jamestown for the British in 1607, making it the first permanent British colony in what is now the U.S.A. but it was not the first European or British colony in North America, with the above colonies all predating it. The Roanoke Colony in North Carolina was settled by the British in 1585 but was unsuccessful as a result of the disappearance of its colonists, which is why the Roanoke Colony is often referred to as the "lost colony".
The first attempt at a permanent colony in North America, however, was the Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada in 1003 - though this colony was later abandoned until English and French colonists arrived in Newfoundland in the 1500/1600s.
Maryland
England founded the first successful colony in North America called Jamestown named after Great Britain's king, King James.
The first Quaker Colony in North America was located in Salem, New Jersey.
Jamestown was the first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America.[1] Named for King James I of England, Jamestown was founded in the Colony of Virginia on May 14, 1607.
Pennsylvania Colony or Province of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn in English North America. It was specifically discovered on March 4, 1681.
The first successful French colony in North America was founded by Giovanni de Verrazano.
Maryland
First English colony in North America was the Colony of Roanoke, founded in 1585 by Sir Walter Raleigh, but the first successful colony was at Jamestown, Virginia founded by the Company of London in 1607.
Jamestown, is the first permanent English settlement in North America. It was founded in 1607.
England founded the first successful colony in North America called Jamestown named after Great Britain's king, King James.
Jamestown was founded in 1607. The colony prevailed although there were problems in the early years.
Samuel de Chaplain in 1608, at Quebec.
The first Quaker Colony in North America was located in Salem, New Jersey.
The Pilgrims
Jamestown was the first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America.[1] Named for King James I of England, Jamestown was founded in the Colony of Virginia on May 14, 1607.
In 1607, the settlement of Raleigh was founded in the Virginia colony. It was the first British settlement of its kind in North America.
pennsylvania