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What Virginia town that became the capital of the colony after Jamestown?
Jamestown on the James River was the capital of the Virginia colony until 1699, at which time the capital became Williamsburg.
What is Virginia's old capital?
Williamsburg and before that it was Jamestown.
What was Virginias first capital?
The first one was Jamestown and the second one was Williamsburg.
Why was Virginia's capital moved from Jamestown to williamsburg?
there was a diseases in the air.
What was originally Virginia's capital?
It started as Jamestown then it moved to Williamsburg then to Richmond.
Why was the capital Jamestown moved to williamsburg?
diseases,Jamestown needed to be rebuilt due to the fire, surrounded by water
What was the Virginia town that became the capital of the colony after Jamestown?
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
What used to be the capital of Virginia but now isn't?
It was Jamestown and moved to Williamsburg then to Richmond
Why did williamsburg become the capital of VA a long time ago?
The original colonial capital, Jamestown, burned and the capital was moved to Williamsburg because the colony's population had grown and moved over a wider area and Williamsburg was more centrally located,
What was the capital of the Virginia colony?
The first capital of Virginia was Jamestown in 1607. Then it became Williamsburg in 1699. Then it became Richmond in 1780.
Why was the capital moved from Richmond to Jamestown?
Actually it was the other way around. It moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg and then to Richmond. Richmond was the capital in the civil war so it stayed there.
Why did the settlers move from Jamestown to williamsburg va?
The land was less swampy. It had no mosquitoes.
