statehouse at Jamestown, Virginia
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The statehouse at Jamestown, Virginia was the colonial legislative building where the Virginia House of Burgesses, one of the first representative assemblies in the Americas, convened.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Statehouse at Jamestown, Virginia | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial legislative building
ⓘ
government building ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| administeredBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | English colonial ⓘ |
| associatedLegalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English colonization of North America
ⓘ
Jamestown settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ development of American self-government ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
early colonial lawmaking in Virginia
ⓘ
sessions of the Virginia House of Burgesses ⓘ |
| category |
archaeological sites in Virginia
ⓘ
former seats of government ⓘ legislative buildings in the United States ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
English colonial America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentCondition | ruins and archaeological remains ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire ⓘ |
| era | colonial period ⓘ |
| function |
meeting place of the Virginia House of Burgesses
ⓘ
seat of colonial government in Virginia ⓘ |
| governedBy | colonial governor of Virginia ⓘ |
| governingTerritory | Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
archaeological site
ⓘ
part of Historic Jamestowne site ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Virginia House of Burgesses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colony of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jamestown, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
timber ⓘ |
| meetingPlaceOf | Governor's Council of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | James River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colonial National Historical Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jamestown colonial capital complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem |
colonial legislature
ⓘ
representative assembly ⓘ |
| significance |
early example of English representative government in North America
ⓘ
site of one of the first representative assemblies in the Americas ⓘ |
| usedAs | colonial capitol building of Virginia ⓘ |
| usedBy | Virginia House of Burgesses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
debate and passage of colonial laws
ⓘ
meetings of colonial governors and councillors ⓘ |
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