First representative assembly in America convenes in Jamestown, Virginia 400 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 30 1619)

1720s and before


Video: 'Guardians of Jamestown, 1619: The First General Assembly Meeting in Virginia'

(Friday, July 30, 1619) — The first elected legislative assembly in America — the House of Burgesses — convened today in Jamestown in the Virginia Colony in the choir loft of the town’s church.