Properties (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislative body
|
| gptkbp:committee |
in_the_American_colonies
|
| gptkbp:composedOf |
elected representatives
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
colonial resistance
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
taxation without representation
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
during_the_American_Revolution
|
| gptkbp:discusses |
local governance
trade regulations military matters land policies |
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1776
|
| gptkbp:established |
1619
|
| gptkbp:formed |
for the colony
|
| gptkbp:function |
representative government
|
| gptkbp:hasCharacter |
gptkb:John_Pory
|
| gptkbp:held_annually |
until 1776
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
in_American_history
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the House of Burgesses
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:U.S._Congress gptkb:Virginia_Constitution colonial governance |
| gptkbp:legacy |
foundation for future legislatures
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Virginia_Resolves
trade agreements labor laws education laws inheritance laws tax laws import duties land grants land ownership laws property laws taxation laws trade laws trade tariffs local tax laws tax exemptions public health laws court laws navigation acts militia laws religious laws public works laws welfare laws road maintenance laws debt relief laws export laws fishing rights laws land survey laws laws on slavery military funding laws |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Virginia
|
| gptkbp:meets |
gptkb:Jamestown
|
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson gptkb:Patrick_Henry |
| gptkbp:operates_in |
British_colonial_rule
|
| gptkbp:providesResourcesFor |
state legislatures
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Virginia_General_Assembly
|
| gptkbp:significance |
early form of democracy
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
limited to landowners
|