When and why the first settlement in California was established is something that will forever remain unknown. It was most likely created by migrants from Asia (or there close descendants) who came across during the most recent Ice Age.
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Who was the explorer that had the first French settlement in South Carolina and what was the name of the settlement?
Savannah was the first English settlement in Georgia.
I think it might be Jamestowne.
Roanoke Colony, founded by Sir Walter Raleigh, preceded Jamestown but it disappeared. Had it survived it would have been the first English colony.
Jamestown was very important because it was the first permanent English settlement in North America. It is America's birthplace.