![]() Convened with little fanfare or formality, the first gathering of a representative governing body anywhere in the Americas, the General Assembly, met from July 30 to August 4 in the choir of the newly built church at Jamestown. ![]() Portions of this essay appeared in his recent book, 1619: Jamestown and the Forging of American Democracy (Basic Books).Īn important turning point in American history occurred at Jamestown in 1619 as the first freely elected assembly met to make "just Laws" for the fledgling colony.Īlong the banks of the James River, Virginia, during an oppressively hot spell in the middle of summer 1619, two events occurred within a few weeks of each other that would profoundly shape the course of history. ![]() Historian James Horn, a frequent contributor to American Heritage, is President of the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation. ![]()
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