The first British colony in North America was a town in Virginia called Jamestown. Jamestown had gone through famine and disease and they had conflict with Native American tribes. However the British stayed in Jamestown to Christianize, colonize, and open new areas for trade. The British settled in Jamestown first, but it wasn't the last place they would settle. As their land expanded, the British Empire would have so much more land and resources making it the largest country in the world.

Port Royal was the first permanent colony of the French Empire. They settled there to expand the fur trade, develop agriculture, and search for valuable resources. It is located near the present town of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. It was founded by Samuel de Champlain who also founded Quebec in the year of 1608. That was the first colony of France in America, however the French had many more colonies after that.

Pedro Alvares Cabral was the commander of the Portuguese fleet that discovered what we now know as Brazil. When the fleet arrived to Brazil they claimed Brazil as Portuguese. But no colonies were established in Brazil until the year 1530. The Portuguese held on to Brazil for over 300 years. Brazil was known as the Kingdom of Brazil under the Portuguese Empire.

Isabella was the first colony of Spain, founded by Christopher Columbus. Spain found a good amount of gold nearby. So they then made colonies in Puerto Rico in 1508, Jamaica in 1509, and Cuba in 1511. Puerto Rico and Jamaica were the second and third colonies in the Spanish Empire and the Indians fought the Spaniards and some of them died, some were put in forced servitude in mines or plantations. Cuba was the fourth colony of the Spanish Empire and the same thing happened with the Indians there. Those were the first colonies of the Spanish Empire, and there are many more.