Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:legislative_body
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| gptkbp:appointedBy |
landowning men
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| gptkbp:dissolved |
1776
|
| gptkbp:establishedIn |
1619
|
| gptkbp:firstSessionHeldAt |
gptkb:Jamestown
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
House of Burgesses (1619)
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
development of representative government in America
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Virginia_Colony
|
| gptkbp:meetingPlace |
gptkb:Royal_Governor
gptkb:Governor's_Council |
| gptkbp:metUntil |
gptkb:American_Revolution
|
| gptkbp:notableMember |
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson gptkb:Patrick_Henry gptkb:Peyton_Randolph |
| gptkbp:numberOfMembers |
22
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Virginia_General_Assembly
|
| gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle |
gptkb:Speaker_of_the_House_of_Burgesses
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Virginia_House_of_Delegates
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first elected legislative assembly in the American colonies
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Founding_of_Jamestown
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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