Thirteen Colonies By jmiillinger2020 Period: Jan 1, 1606 to Jan 1, 1733 Thirteen Colonies Jan 1, 1607 Virginia, founded by John Smith so he can find gold Jan 1, 1623 New Hampshire, founded by Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason forearning money by fishing Jan 1, 1624 New York, founded by Peter Minuit to explor the land Jan 1, 1630 Massachusets, founded by William Bradford and John Winthrop for religios freedom Jan 1, 1632 Maryland, founded by Cecilius Calvert as a refuge for Catholics Jan 1, 1633 Connecticut, founded by Thomas Hooker for religios freedom Jan 1, 1636 Rhode Island, founded by Roger Williams for religios freedom Jan 1, 1660 New Jersy, founded by John Berkeley and George Carteret for religios freedom Jan 1, 1681 Delaware, founded by William Penn for religios freedom Jan 1, 1723 Pennsylvania, founed by William Penn for religios freedom Jan 1, 1729 North Carolina, founded by King CharlesII to help England control southeastern North America Jan 1, 1729 South Carolina, founded by King CharlesII to help England control southeastern North America Jan 1, 1732 Georgia, founded by James Oglethorpe to help debters and other poor people
