Lianna 13 colonies By sara.lemus 1607 James town is found 1623 New Hampshire is settled by colonists 1624 Virginia becomes a royal colony 1636 A group led by Minister Roger Williams settle Rhode island 1638 Swedish settle what is now called Delaware 1650 The Dutch take over the Swedish colonies 1660 the Dutch settle New Jersey 1664 The English take over all Dutch lands 1681 an English Quacker set up the colony of Pennsylvania 1733 Georgia is settled