max 13 colonies timeline By sara.lemus 1607 Jamestown was founded 1624 Virginia becomes a royal colony 1650 the Dutch take over the Swedish colonies 1660 the Dutch settle new Jersey 1663 the English settle the Carolinas 1664 the English take over the Dutch and turn new Netherland into new York 1679 New Hampshire becomes a separate colony 1681 William Penn a Quaker leader sets up Pennsylvania 1729 the Carolina territory is split in 2 1733 Georgia is settled