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The first American colonies by Britain were founded along the east coast, the first permanent colony being Jamestown, Virginia.
ChamplainItalian-born Giovanni da Verrazano was the first to explore the region between Florida and Newfoundland for a route to the Pacific Ocean. He later claimed Florida for France, making him the founder of the first "permanent" French colony in North America. Because there are no French colonies left in America today, none of them were completely permanent.
Isabela, in the Dominican Republic.
The year of the 13 colonies' establishment can be traced to 1607. That was the year of the first permanent settlement in Jamestown, VA.
Most of the early English colonies were financed by English merchants. In most cases these colonies were taken over by foreigners.