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Which of the following is NOT a reason that the capital was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg?

• The population was moving west
• Fire destroyed the buildings
• The drinking water was contaminated
• Unhealthy living conditions caused diseases

Which of the following was the first capital of Virginia?

• Richmond
• Williamsburg
• Jamestown

Which of the following was the second capital of Virginia?

• Williamsburg
• Jamestown
• Richmond

Unhealthy living conditions caused what at Jamestown?

• diseases

• fires

• contamination

• rebellions

Salt water contaminated the what at Jamestown?

• food supply

• wooden buildings

• drinking water

• diseases

What destroyed the wooden and brick buildings at Jamestown?

• unhealthy living

• fire

• salt water

• diseases

What place was already an established town when the capital needed to be moved?

• Roanoke

• Richmond

• Williamsburg

• Jamestown

How did the drinking water become contaminated in the Jamestown settlement?

• Salt water from the Atlantic Ocean seeped in

• Wildlife drinking from the same water supply used by the settlers

• Floods from heavy rains made the water muddy and unsafe

• Settlers kept pouring salt into the fresh water supply

Identify the 3 reasons the capital moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg.

• The drinking water was contaminated

• Fire destroyed buildings in Jamestown

• Dirty living conditions caused disease

• The Spanish attacked Jamestown

Which was an effect of the fire in 1698 that destroyed much of Jamestown?

• The capital was moved to Williamsburg

• Enslaved Africans were needed to rebuild it

• Soldiers came to Virginia

• The native peoples helped rebuild Jamestown