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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Legislative_body
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gptkbp:closed
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during the American Revolution
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gptkbp:composed_of
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elected representatives
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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gptkb:American_Revolution
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gptkbp:created_laws
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for the colony
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gptkbp:dissolved
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gptkb:1776
the Virginia Convention
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gptkbp:election
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free men of the colony
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gptkbp:established
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1619
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gptkbp:first_elected_assembly
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in the Americas
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gptkbp:function
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gptkb:Legislative_body
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gptkbp:governing_body
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represented the interests of colonists.
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gptkbp:had_a_speaker
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as presiding officer
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gptkbp:has_departments
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colonial Virginia history
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gptkbp:held_in
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over local matters
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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first representative assembly in the New World
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Virginia Colony's House of Burgesses
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gptkbp:influenced
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state legislatures
American political system
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gptkbp:is_a_platform_for
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colonial grievances
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gptkbp:is_a_site_for
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gptkb:political_debates
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gptkbp:is_a_site_of
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political activism
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gptkbp:is_a_venue_for
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political leaders to gather
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gptkbp:is_bicameral
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in later years
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gptkbp:is_debated_in
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taxation without representation
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gptkbp:key_player
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the fight for independence
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Virginia
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gptkbp:meets
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gptkb:Jamestown
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gptkbp:met_annually
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until 1776
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gptkbp:met_in_the
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gptkb:Capitol_building_in_Williamsburg
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gptkbp:model
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other colonial assemblies
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Peyton_Randolph
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
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gptkbp:passed_resolutions
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against British policies
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gptkbp:performed_by
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the development of American democracy
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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gptkb:Virginia_General_Assembly
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gptkbp:significance
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early form of representative government
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gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for
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colonial unity
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gptkbp:was_a_legislative_model_for
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future states
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gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to
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gptkb:the_United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:was_characterized_by
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debate and discussion
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gptkbp:was_dissolved_in_favor_of
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gptkb:the_Continental_Congress
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gptkbp:was_influenced_by
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gptkb:English_Parliament
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gptkbp:was_involved_in
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the Virginia Resolves
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gptkbp:was_known_for
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its resolutions against the Stamp Act
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gptkbp:was_part_of
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the Virginia colonial government
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:George_Washington
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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