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What was the name of the first successful colony in America?
The first successful british colonly was Jamestown, VA!
First permanent colony in America?
Jamestown or Virginia.
When did Jamestown become England's first royal colony in America?
Jamestown became England's first royal colony in the Americas in 1619
What is the first English settlement in America?
Jacksonville, Florida
What the first English colony in America?
The first English colony was established on Roanoke Island, in what is now North Carolina, in 1585. A second colony, the famous Lost Colony, was established two years later, but disappeared. A third colony, established in 1607 at Jamestown in Virginia, was more successful.
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