Virginia House of Burgesses

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Virginia_House_of_Burgesses
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkb:museum
gptkbp:country gptkb:Colony_of_Virginia
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Royal_Governor
gptkbp:dissolved 1776
gptkbp:established 1619
gptkbp:firstSpeaker gptkb:John_Pory
gptkbp:function enact colonial laws
levy taxes
represent colonists
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Stamp_Act_Resolves
gptkb:Virginia_Resolves
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia House of Burgesses
gptkbp:influenced development of representative government in America
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jamestown,_Virginia
gptkb:Williamsburg,_Virginia
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Capitol,_Williamsburg
gptkb:Jamestown_Church
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:Peyton_Randolph
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
gptkb:George_Mason
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Virginia_General_Assembly
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Virginia_General_Assembly
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Virginia_House_of_Delegates
gptkbp:significance first elected legislative assembly in the American colonies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Parke_Custis
gptkb:William_Fitzhugh
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:Peyton_Randolph
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
gptkb:George_Mason
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5