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anything and everything they could get their hands
on, including their shoes; and tasty morsels they
were to the few remaining hunger-ravaged adventurers. This was the last straw and the survivors decided to pack it in and head for home, only to be
met in the bay by ships from England with more
New World fortune seekers. Eventually tobacco was
grown as the cash crop, John Smith was saved by
Pocahontas, and the colony became the stepping
stone for England to start laying claim to the New
World.
In 1699, the capital moved from Jamestown 10
miles northwest to Williamsburg. In 1699 it took
about one to two days to make the trip on rough,
bumpy dirt roads in carts pulled by oxen. Today
visitors can enjoy a nice leisurely drive between
Jamestown and Williamsburg on the smooth, concrete Colonial Parkway in more modern “carts” motivated by many horses.
There was much debate and discussion about moving the capital to Williamsburg, originally referred to as
Middle Plantation. One of the deciding factors was