Establishment of House of Burgesses
GPTKB entity
Statements (13)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:date |
1619
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Establishment of House of Burgesses
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
development of representative government in America
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Jamestown,_Virginia_Colony
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| gptkbp:members |
burgesses (elected representatives)
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| gptkbp:organizedBy |
gptkb:Virginia_Company
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
governor and council rule in Virginia Colony
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to create a local government for the Virginia Colony
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
creation of the Virginia General Assembly
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| gptkbp:significance |
first representative legislative assembly in the American colonies
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Colonial_America
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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