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The first permanent British colony in what is now known as the United States was Jamestown, named after King James I. Jamestown is in Virginia. Out of the 13 original colonies, Virginia was the first, established in 1607. It was not the first to declare independence from England. That was Rhode Island (Although it didn't become the first state).

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