It was the pilgrims.
North Carolina
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 in 1607 is the first permanent colony, but the second colony if you count Roanoke as the first 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.
Virginia was the first established colony in America.
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.
Massachusetts
No, Maryland was never a colony of France. It was established as an English colony in 1632 by Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, primarily as a refuge for English Catholics. While France had colonial interests in North America, particularly in Canada and parts of the Mississippi River Valley, Maryland was firmly under English control throughout its colonial period.
The second settlers in America were primarily the English, who established the Jamestown colony in Virginia in 1607. This followed the earlier arrival of the Spanish in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, who were the first Europeans to explore and settle parts of North America. The English colonization marked the beginning of a significant wave of settlement that would lead to the establishment of 13 colonies along the Atlantic coast.
The second Permanent English colony in the plymouth colony was founded by a group of people called Pilgrims or Separatists.
The first person to actually see America was a Norse sailor named Bjarni Herjulfsson, and the first European to set foot on the 'New World' soil was Leif Eiriksson, who sailed to Newfoundland, Canada. He then traveled south to Vinland (America) and made a colony, called L'Anse aux Meadows. :)
In 1543, Spain's second colony in Latin America was Paraguay, which was established following the Spanish conquest of the region. It was governed by a Spanish viceroy, who represented the Spanish crown and oversaw colonial administration, including land distribution and the treatment of Indigenous peoples. The colony played a significant role in Spain's efforts to expand its influence in South America.