Americans Should Be Able To Ace This U.S. Colonial Era Quiz

Which of these colonies was settled first?

Retry Correct Incorrect Roanoke is also known as the “lost colony,” and was settled in 1585, a whole two decades before Jamestown. However, historians are still unsure what happened to its people as the whole colony vanished.

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Which of these colonies was settled first?

• Jamestown
• Plymouth
• New York
• Roanoke