When did the American Colonial Period begin?history for the rev. war

Some would also say 1585, the first attempt made by the
English to settle in North America at Roanoke Island off the coast of present day North
Carolina.  Another attempt was made in 1587 and both of these failed miserably, so as
pohnpei states above, 1607 is the most commonly accepted date, as Jamestown was the
first permanent settlement.

The colonial period then lasted
up until the Lexington and Concord in 1775, and the Declaration of Independence being
issued the following year.