Colonial
America was the time in American history when Europeans
first set up permanent settlements on the North American
continent. It started in 1607 when the first English
settlers landed at Jamestown, Virginia. It ended with
the Revolutionary War when the settlements were no longer
colonies but part of a new nation. Throughout this period,
people left their homes in the Old World (Europe) to
settle in the New World (the Americas). American settlers
started to build houses, start farms, and settle in
to their new homes. Soon there were 13 colonies in all.