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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.
Jamestown and Ithaca respectively
The first permanent colony was Jamestown. While it did not prosper in the beginning it was the first colony never to be completely abandoned. During and after the leadership of John Smith things started to look up for the colony, and while it hit a few more major stumbling blocks it eventually became a successful enterprise
Roanoke Island
There can be two answers to this question. The classical answer is Jamestown, as being the first successful colony established by the British, the other being the colony established in Roanoke (spelling?). This colony mysteriously disappeared for no reason at all, thus the reason for the two way answer.
Jamestown was the first settlement in what became Virginia (named in honor of the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth) and Plymouth was the first settlement in what would become the Massachusetts Bay colony.
Roanoke Island, in what was then considered Virginia but is now North Carolina, was the first English settlement. Unfortunately, none of the colonists survived. Jamestown VA was the first permanent colony. The first English colony in North America was established on Roanoke Island in 1585, in what is now North Carolina. A second colony, the so-called Lost Colony, was established two years later, but vanished. A third colony was established at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
The name was- and still is, Virginia. Jamestown was one of the colonies IN Virginia.
Roanoke Island, in what was then considered Virginia but is now North Carolina, was the first English settlement. Unfortunately, none of the colonists survived. Jamestown VA was the first permanent colony. The first English colony in North America was established on Roanoke Island in 1585, in what is now North Carolina. A second colony, the so-called Lost Colony, was established two years later, but vanished. A third colony was established at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
The colony suvived its fist two years because of 27-year-old Captain John Smith
The swampy land teemed with mosquitoes that carries malaria, a disease found in warm, humid climates. Jamestown also lacked good farmland and was surrounded by Native American settlements.