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Virginiaâs general assembly met at Middle Plantation (Wil-liamsburg) and decided to make it the new capital in 1699. By how many years does Jamestown, Virginia predate the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts? Jamestown was established in 1607, 13 years earlier than Plymouth. The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth to establish a colony in âNorth-ern Virginiaâ in December 1620. By this time, tobacco was Virginiaâs cash crop, the first Africans had arrived and representative government had been established in Virginia. Historical background materials made possible by Archibald Andrews Marks.