New York was not the first colony. Roanoke was, but it failed so Jamestown would have to be the first successful English colony.
Roanoke was the oldest colony but it was not successful. People call it ''The Lost Colony'' The first permanent colony was Jamestown, a British settlement.
Virginia was the first of the thirteen colonies
Depends on which colony your talking about. For the US colonies it was Virginia. Other colonies by other countries first was Spain then Portugal then Britain.
The first major colony was Vagina, the heart of it at the time was Jamestown
Jamestown, VA
Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, 1620.
Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which was originally part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the first successful English colonies in New England.
First off- they were not US colonies, ever. They WERE North American colonies. The Massachusetts Bay Colony included part of what became the US state of Maine.
In 1607 Jamestown was established in VA. Making VA the first colony. Actually, Jamestown was NOT the first colony. Roanoake was the first colony, and it is located off the coast of North Carolina.
The first African Americans in the English colonies were brought to Jamestown.
Mayflower Compact of Plymouth Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony