Re: List of african american inventions. Don't be so jumpy to be a jackass. I was disputing Vor's claim that a black man invented the air conditioner. I was asking HIM to provide a link and the date since the claim on Frederick Jones was in the 40's and Carrier patented way earlier than that.
Jamestown, Roanoke, and Plymouth were some of the first English colonies.he first English colony was established on Roanoke Island, in what is now North Carolina, in 1585. A second colony, the famous Lost Colony, was established two years later, b â¦ ut disappeared.
The First British Colony: Virginia. The first British attempt to settle in North America was made at the end of Elizabeth I's reign. It was made at Roanoke and ended in disaster in 1597.However, Virginia, where the attempt to form a colony had been made, was named after the Virgin Queen from then on.A permanent settlement was made in 1607 and came to be known as Jamestown, after James I At first it was thought that America might provide what were called naval stores.owever, Virginia, where the attempt to form a colony had been made, was named after the Virgin Queen from then on. A permanent settlement was made in 1607 and came to be known as Jamestown, after James I At first it was thought that America might provide what were called naval stores.