Chesapeake Colonies Colonies do not exist in present day America, however, they used to. In the very beginning of what is now known as the United States of America, colonies were one of the first settlements to be established, other than the ones established by the Native Americans. More specifically, the Chesapeake Colonies, which consists of the Virginia Colony and the Maryland Colony, were one of the early settlements created in America. In fact, the first establishment in America was the Jamestown settlement which was located in Virginia. Furthermore, many people wonder how it all started, and the answer to that question is that it all started with a petition. In 1606 the English were hungry for treasures and were also
