<P> From 1619 to 1776 , the representative branch of the legislature of Virginia was the House of Burgesses , which governed in conjunction with a colonial governor and his council . Jamestown remained the capital of the Virginia colony until 1699 , when the government was moved to Williamsburg . In 1776 the colony became the independent Commonwealth of Virginia and the House of Burgesses became the House of Delegates . </P>
<P> From 1619 to 1776 , the representative branch of the legislature of Virginia was the House of Burgesses , which governed in conjunction with a colonial governor and his council . Jamestown remained the capital of the Virginia colony until 1699 , when the government was moved to Williamsburg . In 1776 the colony became the independent Commonwealth of Virginia and the House of Burgesses became the House of Delegates . </P>
when was the house of burgesses first established in colonial virginia
when was the house of burgesses first established in colonial virginia
1619
1619