|
gptkbp:instance_of
|
gptkb:Legislative_body
|
|
gptkbp:composed_of
|
elected representatives
|
|
gptkbp:contributed_to
|
the development of democracy in America
|
|
gptkbp:created
|
laws for the colony
|
|
gptkbp:disbanded
|
after the American Revolution
|
|
gptkbp:dissolved
|
gptkb:1776
the Virginia Constitution of 1776
|
|
gptkbp:election
|
colonial voters
|
|
gptkbp:established
|
1619
|
|
gptkbp:first_elected_assembly
|
in the American colonies
|
|
gptkbp:function
|
gptkb:legislation
|
|
gptkbp:governing_body
|
represented the interests of colonists.
|
|
gptkbp:historical_significance
|
first representative assembly in America
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
the Virginia House of Burgesses
|
|
gptkbp:included
|
landowners and planters
|
|
gptkbp:influenced
|
gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:the_U._S._Constitution
|
|
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for
|
gptkb:political_leaders
|
|
gptkbp:is_a_site_for
|
colonial grievances
|
|
gptkbp:is_a_site_of
|
political discourse
|
|
gptkbp:is_adjacent_to
|
Governor's Council
|
|
gptkbp:is_debated_in
|
taxation and representation
|
|
gptkbp:is_significant_for
|
the history of Virginia
|
|
gptkbp:key_player
|
the fight for independence
|
|
gptkbp:known_for
|
the Virginia Resolves
|
|
gptkbp:location
|
gptkb:Virginia
|
|
gptkbp:meets
|
gptkb:Jamestown
|
|
gptkbp:met_annually
|
until 1776
|
|
gptkbp:model
|
other colonial assemblies
|
|
gptkbp:notable_member
|
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Edmund_Pendleton
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
|
|
gptkbp:operates_in
|
gptkb:the_American_Civil_War
|
|
gptkbp:part_of
|
gptkb:Virginia_Colony
|
|
gptkbp:passed_resolutions
|
against British policies
|
|
gptkbp:replaced_by
|
gptkb:Virginia_General_Assembly
|
|
gptkbp:succeeded_by
|
gptkb:the_Virginia_Senate
|
|
gptkbp:type
|
gptkb:Legislative_body
|
|
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for
|
revolutionary ideas
|
|
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to
|
state legislatures in the U. S.
|
|
gptkbp:was_characterized_by
|
political activism
|
|
gptkbp:was_influenced_by
|
gptkb:English_Parliament
|
|
gptkbp:was_involved_in
|
the First Continental Congress
the drafting of the Declaration of Independence
|
|
gptkbp:was_known_for
|
its debates on liberty
|
|
gptkbp:was_part_of
|
the colonial government
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:George_Washington
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
3
|