First General Assembly (1619)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:colonies |
gptkb:Colony_of_Virginia
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| gptkbp:date |
1619
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| gptkbp:duration |
July 30 to August 4, 1619
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legacy |
precursor to the Virginia House of Burgesses
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Jamestown,_Virginia
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| gptkbp:meetingPlace |
gptkb:Jamestown_Church
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| gptkbp:members |
gptkb:state_order
gptkb:Council_of_State 22 burgesses |
| gptkbp:organizedBy |
gptkb:Virginia_Company_of_London
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| gptkbp:presidedBy |
gptkb:Governor_Sir_George_Yeardley
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| gptkbp:purpose |
establish laws for the colony
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Colonial_America
gptkb:Virginia_General_Assembly gptkb:House_of_Burgesses History of democracy in America |
| gptkbp:significance |
first representative legislative assembly in the Americas
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Jamestown,_Virginia
gptkb:Jamestown,_Virginia_Colony |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First General Assembly (1619)
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