madison 13 colonies By sara.lemus 1607 Jamestown is founded 1620 a group of people come from England 1624 Virgina becomes a royal colony 1638 swedish people settle what is now delaware 1649 the Dutch takes over the swedish colonies 1660 the dutch settle new jersey 1663 the english settle the carolinas 1691 plymouth and massachetts bay are combined 1729 the carolinas territarys split into north and southcarolina 1733 georgia is settled