Question: When were the first colonies established in america?
Disambiguated questions and answers: question: When were the first thirteen colonies established in america?
When was the first colony that ultimately failed, Roanoke Colony, established in america?
When was the first successful colony, Virginia Colony, established in america?
answer: 17th and 18th centuries
1585
1607
Natural Questions answer: in the early 16th century (from the Wikipedia article "Colonial history of the United States")