Project Gutenberg 2007-09-13 Public domain in the USA. 114 Various Verschillende Various, Various Colonial Records of Virginia Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Mark C. Orton, Thomas Strong, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Colonial Records of Virginia" by Various is a historical account of the early legislative history of Virginia, compiled in the late 19th century. This work documents significant events and proceedings from the first assembly held in 1619 through various legal and governmental developments in the colony. It serves as a vital resource for understanding the foundations of American governance and the socio-political context of early colonial life. The opening of the text introduces the historical background surrounding the first General Assembly of Virginia, emphasizing the dire conditions faced by the colony under previous governance. It describes the transformative arrival of Governor Sir George Yeardley, who implemented a more democratic framework by calling the assembly and allowing representatives from various plantations to participate in governance. Initial proceedings included debates on the legitimacy and participation of various representatives, the establishment of legislative procedures, and the drafting of laws concerning trade, land use, and the treatment of Indigenous peoples, marking the beginning of self-governance and legal order in Virginia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources F206 Text United States Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 466162 464378 2024-10-10T04:12:39.391302 2023-09-10T07:45:41.158773 text/html text/html 476559 2007-09-13T16:45:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 114332 2007-09-13T16:46:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 195561 2024-10-10T04:12:54.726232 application/epub+zip 198847 2024-10-10T04:12:43.753302 application/epub+zip 177490 2024-10-10T04:12:41.890307 application/epub+zip 465777 2024-10-10T04:13:00.473213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422089 2024-10-10T04:12:53.328276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383917 2022-09-10T14:02:40.421329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239833 239739 2024-10-10T04:12:36.524349 2023-09-10T07:45:38.769775 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 239597 2007-09-13T16:42:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86598 2007-09-13T16:42:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 239604 2007-09-13T16:42:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86594 2007-09-13T16:42:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21047 2024-10-10T04:13:00.630216 application/rdf+xml 16494 2024-10-10T04:12:42.561290 image/jpeg 4296 2024-10-10T04:12:42.224274 image/jpeg 186657 2024-10-10T04:12:39.417303 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog