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The first European settlement in what country was a penal colony?
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The first European settlement in Australia was a penal colony.
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Was Roanoke the first Royal Colony?
The surviving colony of Roanoke was not the first colony. The settlement of Jamestown was the first successful European settlement.
What sir Walter Raleigh's settlement?
Virginia Colony, first North American European settlement if I remember correctly.
What European power was the 1st to colonize Africa?
Portugal was the first European country to set up a colony in Africa. Portugal landed on Africa's Gold Coast in 1471 and built the Castle of Elmina, becoming the first European settlement.
Which European country was the first to make a settlement in India?
The Roman Empire created a trade system with India. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Portugal was the first European country to make a settlement in India.
What was the first European settlement in what is now the US?
The Spanish colony of St. Augustine in present-day Florida
Which European country established the first colony in what is now Canada?
France.
Where was the first permanent european settlement in the present-day US?
The first Permanent settlement is St. Augustine FL, however... the first settlement in the US is Pensacola, FL.
Who were the first European to establish permanent settlement in North America?
Jamestown was the first successful European settlement in North America, in 1607. There was no clear leader of the colony and many quarrels ensued. In 1608, John Smith was elected leader of the colony and established firm rules.
What was the first permanent European settlement in the united?
There was no United States when the first colony began. Plymouth colony was the first permanent colony in 1620. Jamestown came before men looking for gold while Plymouth was families and planned to stay.
What was the first European country in Latin America to declare Independence?
Haiti, a French colony.
What country claimed Florida?
Spain, in 1500s. St. Augustine was the first permanent European settlement in North America. Spain lost the colony to Britain in 1763 but regained it after the American Revolution.
Where was the first European settlement in the US?
the first permanent european settlement in the present-day us is Alaska
