13 colonies By angelica romo 1524 new jersey - Verrazano explores the Jersey coast. 1607 virginia 1623 new hampshire Dover settlement founded. 1626 new hampshire 1627 delaware : First settlement by the Swedes. 1630 massachusetts AD: The Puritans Arrive. ... 1630 massachusetts 1630 AD: The Puritans Arrive. ... 1634 maryland 1636 rhode lsland 1636 connecticut 1636 rhode lsland Roger Williams, a religious exile from Massachusetts, was the founder of Providence as a Rhode Island settlement 1637 connecticut Pequot War. Captain John Mason leads colonists to decisive victory. 1638 delaware 1638 new hampshire 1653 north carolina 1663 south carolina 1664 new jersey 1681 pennsylvania 1691 north carolina The area assumed the name of North Carolina 1700 south carolina Hurricane struck Charleston, 98 killed. 1732 georgia 1742 georgia July 25 - First Thanksgiving Day in Georgia 1787 pennsylvania Philadelphia was the site where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 and the U.S. Constitution was written in 1787. ... 1814 maryland ) Francis Scott Key wrote "Star Spangled Banner" during British attack of Fort McHenry. 2001 new york September 11, 2001. Memorial, Museum. 2007 virginia virginia tech school shooting
