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The Colony of Virginia was a British, colonial settlement in North America between 1606 and 1776. The first effort to create an English settlement in the area was chartered in 1584 and established in 1585; the resulting Roanoke Colony lasted for three attempts totaling six years.
The colonial period in Virginia began in 1607 with the landing of the first English settlers at Jamestown and ended in 1776 with the establishment of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
By the time of the American Revolutionary War, Virginia was the largest and most influential colony in Colonial America. The delegates that were sent from Virginia to the Continental Congress emerged as leaders for independence.
In May of 1607, a hearty group of Englishmen arrived on the muddy shores of modern-day Virginia under orders from King James I to establish an English colony. But despite their efforts, the...
In 1622, Indians rose up and massacred a large number of Virginia colonists. This led to an inquiry into Company affairs and finally the revocation of its charter. For additional documents related to this topic, the most pertinent to the evolution of early Virginia, the Records of the Virginia Company (in the Thomas Jefferson Papers).
Jamestown Colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America, located near present-day Williamsburg, Virginia. Financed and organized by the Virginia Company, the colony was originally a private venture that had been granted a royal charter by King James I.
Colonial National Historical Park is where English Colonial America began and ended. At the Cape Henry Memorial, Historic Jamestowne, Yorktown Battlefield, and on the Colonial Parkway, visitors can follow a historical and chronological path through English Colonial America.
Virginia was the first permanent English Colony in North America, and was one of the 13 Original Colonies that declared independence from Great Britain in July 1776, establishing the United States of America.
The Jamestown settlement, established in 1607, was the seat of England’s first permanent colony in North America. After the failure of the Roanoke colonies, investors in the Virginia Company of London were anxious to find profit farther to the north, and in April 1607 three ships of settlers arrived at the Chesapeake Bay.
The Virginia Company of London established Jamestown and the Virginia Colony. The Company instituted the first English laws in America, the first representative government, and the first system to encourage immigration. The Company’s actions set the stage for the establishment of the 13 Original Colonies.