<P> Like New England , the South was originally settled by English Protestants , later becoming a melting pot of religions as with other parts of the country . While the earlier attempt at colonization had failed on Roanoke Island , the English established their first permanent colony in America in Jamestown , Virginia , in 1607 , at the mouth of the James River , which in turn empties into Chesapeake Bay . </P>
<P> Like New England , the South was originally settled by English Protestants , later becoming a melting pot of religions as with other parts of the country . While the earlier attempt at colonization had failed on Roanoke Island , the English established their first permanent colony in America in Jamestown , Virginia , in 1607 , at the mouth of the James River , which in turn empties into Chesapeake Bay . </P>
what was the first settlement in the southern colonies
what was the first settlement in the southern colonies
Jamestown , Virginia
Jamestown , Virginia