the 13 colonies By loganrh 1605 Virgina Virginia was named for England "Virgina Queen"Elizabeth I. The major cash crop of Virgina is tobacco and money of the people who live there. The Virgina colony was founded at James town in 1607. 1620 Massachusetts,bay colony,Maine 1624 New york 1631 Maryland 1636 Connectiut 1636 Rhode island 1636 Delaware 1638 new Hampshire 1653 North Carolina 1662 South Carolina