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What was the first successful English colony in North America?

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Jamestown was the first successful English colony in North America.


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The first successful English colony in North America was Jamestown. It was established in 1607 in what is now the state of Virginia. The colony was sponsored by the Virginia Company of London and its main purpose was to establish a profitable economic venture in the New World.


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