What was the first British Crown Colony?

BRY2K

In terms of a Crown Colony OVERSEAS I would submit this: The original English colonies in the New World were plantations of English subjects in lands hitherto outside the dominions of the Crown. The first such plantation was in Newfoundland, where English fishermen routinely set up seasonal camps in the 16th century. What later became known as the "Old Empire" began in 1607 with the settlement of Jamestown, the first successful permanent colony in "Virginia" (a term that was then applied generally to North America). In 1609, a second colony was unintentionally established in Bermuda (as an extension of Virginia), which, with the loss of the American colonies in 1783, is the oldest British colony in existence (English colonies became British with the 1707 unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_overseas_territories Jun 19 08, 9:43 AM

star_gazer

Virginia http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/empires/0006.html Jun 19 08, 9:43 AM

truefaithmom

What later became known as the "Old Empire" began in 1607 with the settlement of Jamestown, the first successful permanent colony in "Virginia" (a term that was then applied generally to North America). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_overseas_territories Jun 19 08, 9:46 AM

author

As BRY2K says, I am asking for British Crown Colonies, rather than British Crown Dependendies, such as the islands offshore Britain - Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man etcetera. Somebody may also tell if there is a difference between a "crown colony" and just a "colony". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_dependencies Jun 19 08, 9:54 AM