When the Revolutionary War started, Williamsburg, Virginia, was too close to the ocean and British war ships. As a result, the colonists moved the capital to a more secure location. Richmond was as far from the ocean as possible while still accessible to the ocean by river.
To give it a central location and to remove the risk of capture during the Revolutionary War.
Location, location, location. In part of course an inland location was less vulnerable to attack by sea.
Location. It was far enough inland to make it defensible during the Revolutionary War.
For safety during the Revolutionary War.
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Because they felt like it.
West Virginia's capital city is Charleston.
Richmond is the capital of the state of Virginia.
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
Richmond is the capital of Virginia
The state that has a capital named Richmond is Virginia (Richmond, Virginia) Virginia.
Virginia
There is no capital of Richmond, Richmond is the capital of Virginia.
There is no capital of Richmond, Richmond is the capital of Virginia.
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederacy. First Montgomery, Alabama, then Richmond, Virginia, and lastly Danville, Virginia. The answer is Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of Virginia.
No, the capital of Virginia is Richmond.