[DOC] [TLE] House of Burgesses - Wikipedia [PAR] The Virginia House of Burgesses /brdsz/ was the first legislative 
assembly of elected representatives in North America. ... On July 30, 1619, the 
first European-style legislative assembly in the Americas convened for a six-day 
meeting at the church on Jamestown Island, Virginia. A council chosen by the 
Virginia... [DOC] [TLE] First legislative assembly in America - Jul 30, 1619 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, First legislative assembly in America on Jul 30, 1619. ... In 
Jamestown, Virginia, the first elected legislative assembly in the New ... Twenty-
two representatives from the 11 Jamestown boroughs were chosen, and Master 
... On July 30, the House of Burgesses (an English word for citizens) convened 
for... [DOC] [TLE] Members of Jamestown's First Representative Assembly - Historic ... [PAR] In 1619, the first representative in British North America met in the church at 
Jamestown. This is ... The first legislative assembly in English North America took 
place July 30 ... For the City of Henricus ... Statehouses - Appendix II Proceedings 
of the Virginia Assembly, 1619, National Park Service Interpretive Series History 
No. [DOC] [TLE] The House of Burgesses [ushistory.org] [PAR] This assembly, the House of Burgesses, first met on July 30, 1619. ... of 
government without being checked by any representative assemblies. ... In April, 
1619, Governor George Yeardley arrived in Virginia from England and ... It 
became the House of Burgesses  the first legislative assembly in the American 
colonies. [DOC] [TLE] The First General Assembly | Historic Jamestowne [PAR] The first representative assembly in the western hemisphere met in the church at 
Jamestown Island, Virginia on July 30, 1619. ... the 17th century aided by some of 
the royal governors, who convened the Assembly once a year. ... of Historic 
Jamestowne, the original site of the first permanent English settlement in America
. [DOC] [TLE] 1619 - The First Representative Assembly [PAR] DATE: 1619. SOURCE: America, Vol.2, Pg.90. REPORT of the manner of 
proceedings in the General assembly convened at James City in Virginia, July 30
,... [DOC] [TLE] * 1619: Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the ... [PAR] 1619: Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the 
House ... in the New World convened in the Jamestown church on July 30, 1619. 
... American slavery and democracy began in the same year at the same place. 
...... is a list of burgesses elected to the first assembly at 'James city', 30 July 1619. [DOC] [TLE] House of Burgesses - Encyclopedia Virginia [PAR] Feb 6, 2012 ... From 1619 until 1643, elected burgesses met in unicameral session ... to meet at 
Jamestown as the first General Assembly of Virginia. ... The twenty-two men met 
from July 30 to August 4 in unicameral ... legislature altogether, the General 
Assembly sent representatives to England to seek official backing. [DOC] [TLE] Voting in Early America : The Colonial Williamsburg Official History ... [PAR] The first representative assembly in English America convened in Jamestown's 
church July 30, 1619, with two burgesses from each of Virginia's twenty-one .... 
Some towns and cities, for example, could not vote, and growing urban areas 
went... [DOC] [TLE] Colonial Virginia - Encyclopedia Virginia [PAR] Feb 22, 2012 ... In 1619, a General Assembly convened, bringing limited self-government to 
America. That same year brought the first slaves to Virginia. ... fought for their own 
independence, taking full part in the American Revolution (17751783). ..... July 
30, 1619 - Twenty-two burgesses gather in Jamestown for the first... [DOC] [TLE] Jamestown General Assembly 1619 | Video | C-SPAN.org [PAR] July 30, 2009. Jamestown General Assembly of 1619 Warren Billings talked 
about the ... of 1619 on the 390th anniversary of the first authorized 
representative legislative body in read more ... THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE 
ASSEMBLY TO ORGANIZE IN AMERICA. .... BOTH PRESERVATION VIRGINIA 
AND THE LIBRARY OF... [DOC] [TLE] Standard 8.2 Lesson | CK-12 Foundation [PAR] Dec 18

Question: On July 30, 1619 the first representative assembly in America convened in this Virginia city
Answer: Jamestown