Virginia. The first successful English colony was Jamestown, established May 14, 1607 near Chesapeake Bay. As cash crop producers, Chesapeake plantations were heavily dependent on trade with England.
Search Results Featured snippet from the web Jamestown, founded in 1607, was the first successful permanent English settlement in what would become the United States. ... The settlement thrived for nearly 100 years as the capital of the Virginia colony; it was abandoned after the capital moved to Williamsburg in 1699.
