page_title: North Carolina General Assembly of 1777
hierarchical_section_title: North Carolina General Assembly of 1777
caption_attribution_description: English: Restored Tryon Palace New Bern, North Carolina. It is part of Tryon Palace State Historical Park, an open air history museum.
context_page_description: The North Carolina General Assembly of 1777 met in two sessions in New Bern, North Carolina, from April 7 to May 9, 1777, and from November 15 to December 24, 1777. This was the first North Carolina legislature elected after the last provincial congress wrote the first North Carolina Constitution. This assembly elected Richard Caswell as the state's first constitutional governor.
  Each of the 38 counties of North Carolina were authorized to elect one senator and two representatives to the House of Commons. In addition, six boroughs elected one House member each. An additional district, Washington District, had one senator and no representative in the House of Commons. Washington District comprised the lands that later became part of Tennessee in 1789. It was referred to as a District in 1776 and 1777 and Washington County after 1777.
context_section_description: The North Carolina General Assembly of 1777 met in two sessions in New Bern, North Carolina, from April 7 to May 9, 1777, and from November 15 to December 24, 1777.  This was the first North Carolina legislature elected after the last provincial congress wrote the first North Carolina Constitution. This assembly elected Richard Caswell as the state's first constitutional governor (he had been serving as acting governor by action of the provincial congress).
  Each of the 38 counties of North Carolina were authorized to elect one senator and two representatives to the House of Commons.  In addition, six boroughs (also called districts) elected one House member each.  An additional district, Washington District, had one senator and no representative in the House of Commons.  Washington District comprised the lands that later became part of Tennessee in 1789.  It was referred to as a District in 1776 and 1777 and Washington County after 1777.
caption: Tryon Palace recreated in the 1950s, seized by the patriots and used as the first seat of government
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