what was england's first permanent colony
The First British Colony : Virginia. The first British attempt to settle in North America was made at the end of Elizabeth I's reign. It was made at Roanoke and ended in disaster in 1597. However, Virginia, where the attempt to form a colony had been made, was named after the Virgin Queen from then on. A permanent settlement was made in 1607 and came to be known as Jamestown, after James I At first it was thought that America might provide what were called naval stores.