What European country established the first successful colony in North America?

URGENT

England

Explanation:

The first attempt at settlement by the English was the fabled lost colony of Roanoke in 1587. Twenty years later, in 1607, through a joint venture company known as the Virginia Company, England would establish her first permanent colony called Jamestown.

The first attempt at settlement by the English was the fabled lost colony of Roanoke in 1587. Twenty years later, in 1607, through a joint venture company known as the Virginia Company, England would establish her first permanent colony called Jamestown.

no one really purchased it themselves, it was all america, they had debates etc.