Question

Mention the attempts made by Britain to establish colonies in America.

Answer 1

1. Jamestown was the first British colony in America (1607).
2. The ship Mayflower had taken a batch of Puritans from Plymouth, England, to America in 1620.
3. They landed in the north and called the place New Plymouth.
4. Another Puritan group led by John Winthrop set up the Massachusetts Bay Colony.