Why did Virginia's Capital move from Jamestown to Williamsburg?
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- I agree Adams, this water does not look safe.
- Winston and Mary-Beth, I think our drinking water is contaminated by the seepage of saltwater.
- We cannot drink this it may harm us.
- Oh No! Swanson and Mary-Beth have fallen ill due to the many diseases here in Jamestown.
- Fire! Fire!
- Everything is on fire! We must leave and move to Williamsburg!
- Jamestown's drinking water was contaminated by seepage of saltwater from the brackish water of the James River and the Chesapeake Bay. It was also contaminated because the setters never dug the wells deep enough or in the proper location. source: baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1995-01-08-1995008104-story.htmlsolpass.org
- Williamsburg will be a much better place!
- We're leaving!
- The Jamestown Colony was affected by many diseases because it was located next to a swamp. The mosquitos carried malaria. This disease killed many settlers. The water the settlers drank was also contaminated with germs. The trash they dumped in the river caused dysentery which causes an infection in the intestines. Typhoid fever was another disease that killed the settlers. source: jamestowngroup6.weebly.com/hardships--disease.html#
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- Fire destroyed wooden and brick buildings at Jamestown. source: solpass.org
- What were some of the reasons why Virginia's capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?-Jayden Bennett
- In 1698, the Capital building was burned. Following the fire, the government of Virginia relocated inland and away from the swamps. The location was five miles inland between James and the York Rivers. The new city was renamed Williamsburg in honor of England's reigning monarch, King William III.source: williamsburgva.gov
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