colony and dominion of virginia was the first of the original thirteen colonies.
which was the first of the original thirteen colonies?
colony and dominion of virginia
in 1606, king james i of england granted charters to both the plymouth company and the london company for the purpose of establishing permanent settlements in america. the london company established the colony and dominion of virginia in 1607, the first permanently settled english colony on the continent. the plymouth company founded the popham colony on the kennebec river, but it was short-lived. the plymouth council for new england sponsored several colonization projects, culminating with plymouth colony in 1620 which was settled by english puritan separatists, known today as the pilgrims. the dutch, swedish, and french also established successful american colonies at roughly the same time as the english, but they eventually came under the english crown. the thirteen colonies were complete with the establishment of the province of georgia in 1732, although the term "thirteen colonies" became current only in the context of the american revolution.
thirteen colonies
although vermont and west virginia have no atlantic coastline, they are sometimes grouped with the eastern seaboard states because of their locations in new england and the old south, and their history as part of the land base of the original thirteen colonies (viz. the colony of new hampshire, the colony of new york and the colony of virginia).





















































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the original thirteen colonies of great britain in north america all lay along the east coast.
east coast of the united states