The prosperity of Jamestown

16 12 introduced tobacco cultivation made Jamestown prosperous and became the capital of Virginia colony. 1676, Virginians who rebelled against the governor razed the city. 1699, the state capital moved to Williamsburg, making Jamestown decline. Later, even the original settlement was flooded by the river. It was not until 1994 that archaeologists excavated a large number of cultural relics. Now it has become a national historical park and an antique castle has been built.

Virginia was Britain's first successful overseas colony and later became the cradle of American revolution and democracy. 16 19, the first legislative meeting of North American colonies was held in Jamestown. Among the top five founding presidents of the United States, Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe all came from Virginia (only the old Adams who succeeded Washington came from Massachusetts), so this period was called "Virginia Dynasty". Later, the state also produced three presidents: Harrison, Taylor and Wilson.

However, the interesting fact is that when it comes to the first immigrants in the United States, many Americans only know may flower but not Jamestown. Maybe they don't want to talk about it. In fact, the Puritans on the may flower landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts in June 1620, which was 3.5 years later than the British who settled in Jamestown/kloc-0.

This is because Jamestown's history is not so brilliant, and Americans have been ashamed to talk about it for hundreds of years. In fact, the settlers who arrived in Virginia at that time were all men, and they were almost fascinated by money. Their greed made them not only clash with Indians, but also fall into internal conflicts from time to time, and cannibalism made violence reach its peak.