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The House of Burgesses in Jamestown.
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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.
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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.
The first representative assembly in the English colonies was called the Virginia House of Burgesses. Established in 1619 in the Colony of Virginia, it marked the beginning of self-governance in America. The assembly allowed elected representatives to make laws and decisions on behalf of the colonists, setting a precedent for future legislative bodies in other colonies.
The first assembly established in the American colonies was the Virginia House of Burgesses, convened in 1619 in Jamestown, Virginia. This assembly marked the beginning of representative government in America, allowing colonists to participate in the legislative process. It set a precedent for future legislative bodies in other colonies.
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