yes, there were some church supported schools but not many.
Columbus is credited with discovering America in 1492. The first English attempt at founding a colony was Roanoke in 1585. So 93 years is the answer.
Jamestown, FROM eliphete: THIS ANSWER IS WRONG BECAUSE THERE WAS ANOTHER SUCCESFUL ENGLISH COLONY IN THE NEW WORLD THAT MANY DISCREDIT, THE REAL ANSWER IS THE COLONY OF ROANOKE.
333 years
the second English colony was in 1587 at Roanoke island and they ran low on food, and they faced many attacks from the American Indians!
Many people in Nigeria speak English, as it was a British colony for many years.
the colony of Virginia was used for many things such as trade because the bay was large
2000 years
First permanent English colony in the New World. The Mother of Presidents. First land battle of the civil War- and where it ended. West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and, even a part of Minnesota were all a part of the original state of Virginia. And of course, Virginia's major cash crop for many years was Virginia tobacco.
The Virginia Colony was special for a few reasons. First, it was the largest colony. Also, it was very prosperous. Virginia is the birthplace of many founding fathers. It is also home to several of our earliest Presidents.
yes, there were some church supported schools but not many.
The first settling of America was composed of just one colony - the Jamestown colony in Virginia. Jamestown was founded in 1607, 13 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts and founded Plymouth.
The smugglers tried to sneak their contraband goods past the customs officials by hiding them in a secret compartment in their car.
Columbus is credited with discovering America in 1492. The first English attempt at founding a colony was Roanoke in 1585. So 93 years is the answer.
Virginia was founded for profit. The people who settled there hoped to find gold or silver, but when they arrived they could barely find enough to eat. Many settlers died from starvation, some were killed in fights with the Native Americans, and others were killed by the cold winters. The colony made no profit until John Rolfe discovered that tobacco could be grown in Virginia. Tobacco was the first cash crop grown in the English colonies.
Jamestown, FROM eliphete: THIS ANSWER IS WRONG BECAUSE THERE WAS ANOTHER SUCCESFUL ENGLISH COLONY IN THE NEW WORLD THAT MANY DISCREDIT, THE REAL ANSWER IS THE COLONY OF ROANOKE.
7 years