First legislative assembly in America (1619)
GPTKB entity
Statements (14)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:date |
1619
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
subsequent sessions of the Virginia General Assembly
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First legislative assembly in America (1619)
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Jamestown,_Virginia
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| gptkbp:members |
22 burgesses
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| gptkbp:officialName |
gptkb:General_Assembly_of_Virginia
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| gptkbp:organizedBy |
gptkb:Virginia_Company_of_London
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
no previous legislative assembly in America
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| gptkbp:presidedBy |
gptkb:Governor_Sir_George_Yeardley
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to make local laws and taxes
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| gptkbp:significance |
First representative legislative body in the Americas
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Province_of_Virginia
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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