First General Assembly (1619)
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
|
| gptkbp:colonies |
gptkb:Colony_of_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:date |
1619
|
| gptkbp:duration |
July 30 to August 4, 1619
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First General Assembly (1619)
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
precursor to the Virginia House of Burgesses
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Jamestown,_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:meetingPlace |
gptkb:Jamestown_Church
|
| gptkbp:members |
gptkb:state_order
gptkb:Council_of_State 22 burgesses |
| gptkbp:organizedBy |
gptkb:Virginia_Company_of_London
|
| gptkbp:presidedBy |
gptkb:Governor_Sir_George_Yeardley
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
establish laws for the colony
|
| 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
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Jamestown,_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|