the mayflower compact
The House of Burgesses in Jamestown.
George Washington
the Virginia house of Burgess's
the first representative assembly or legislative in the English Colonies
In 1619, the first representative assembly met in the American colonies. It was known as the Virginia House of Burgesses, and it met in Jamestown, Virginia. Two burgesses were chosen from each of the colony's settlements, which were eleven at that time.
The General Assembly
the mayflower compact
In 1619, the first representative in British North America met in the church at Jamestown. Like the early struggles of the colony itself this first assembly suffered.
house of burgesses
act of toleration
The first representative assembly in English America met July 30-August 2, 1619 in the church at Jamestown.
The first representative assembly was elected in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1758 (Discover Canada page 16.) D. Mai