1 A half step (or ''semitone'') is the distance from one key on the keyboard to the next adjacent key. 2  Key 1 to Key 2 is a half step since they are next to each other. 3  A half step is not always from a white key to a black key.
The Virginia House of Burgesses established in 1619 is considered the first representative assembly (government) in the US and the Americas.
Split and merge into it. Answered by The Community. Making the world better, one answer at a time. The executive branch of the government started when George Washington was elected the first president of the United States in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.Aside from Washington's election to the presidency, the United States Constitution was also created at the convention.plit and merge into it. Answered by The Community. Making the world better, one answer at a time. The executive branch of the government started when George Washington was elected the first president of the United States in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.