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Yes, America was used as a penal colony by the British in the 17th and 18th centuries. Some of the first British colonies in America, such as Georgia and Virginia, were established as penal colonies where convicts were sent to serve their sentences.
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The first established English colony in North America was Jamestown, Virginia. There were 13 original colonies in the United States.
In 1606, Virginia Company in London first organised immigrants to North America and gradually 13 colonies were gradually built.
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Virginia was the first of British colonies to be settled in North America. It belonged to the British Empire and was located in the region known as the American South.
If you are referring to the 13 colonies which later became the United States, it was England and from 1707 Great Britain which established them. They weren't the first setllements, though: Spain and France had already established themselves on the continent too.
When the British first established colonies in America, they primarily introduced Anglicanism and Puritanism. Anglicanism, associated with the Church of England, was prevalent in the southern colonies, while Puritanism, a more reformist branch of Protestantism, took root in New England. These religious denominations played significant roles in shaping the cultural and social landscape of the early colonies.
In 1606, Virginia Company in London first organised immigrants to North America and gradually 13 colonies were gradually built.