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Virginia. That's where Jamestown was. However, the failed Roanoke, which came before Jamestown, was in North Carolina.

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What year was the first of the original thirteen colonies found?

Delaware was the first colony to be founded. It was founded in 1638, but didn't officially become a state until December 7, 1787.


In what year was the first of the original thirteen colonies founded?

Delaware was the first colony to be founded. It was founded in 1638, but didn't officially become a state until December 7, 1787.


What year was the first of the original thirteen colonies founded?

Delaware was the first colony to be founded. It was founded in 1638, but didn't officially become a state until December 7, 1787.


Was virgina the first to join the union?

No. The first colony to ratify the Constitution and become a state was Delaware. But Virginia was the first colony to be settled.


How does a colony become a state?

If enough people live in that colony, it can request to become a state.


What was the last colony of the original 13 to be founded?

Georgia was the last colony to be founded. It was the 4th to ratify the Constitution and become a state.


What was the first stste admitted into the colony to ratify the constitution and become a state?

Delaware


Which northeastern colony was the first to become a state?

Delaware was the first state to ratify the present constitution so it calls itself the first state.


Who did Massachusetts get a first dog?

Early settlers nicknamed it the "Bay State" because of its proximity to several large bays. In reference to the original Plymouth colony it has been called the "Old Colony State."


What was the first state founded and who founded it?

The first colony founded was Virginia in 1624. It became the first of the Britain's 13 colonies and became a state in 1788, twelve years after the independence of the US. Of the original thirteen colonies that would eventually become states, the first colony established was New Netherland by the Dutch in 1614. It came under British control 1665 and became the colony of New York. The first state to join the Union was Delaware. It became a state in 1787, but was founded by Sweden in 1638, taken over by the Dutch in 1655, and taken over by the British in 1664.


Is Delaware the eleventh colony to become a state?

No. Delaware was the first, most likely because of John Dickinson.


Was Virginia a state first or a colony first?

It was a British Colony.