The House of Burgesses was the first elected legislative body in America and met in the Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia. As tensions rose with Britain in the 1760s and 1770s, the House of Burgesses and meetings at the Raleigh Tavern were where patriots such as Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson began organizing resistance to British policies, laying the groundwork for Virginia's and America's revolution against Britain.

1. Colonial Williamsburg Boston Was Not Alone: The House of Burgesses and Raleigh Tavern— Where Revolution began in Virginia