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.
Continental Congress. A depiction of members of the Continental Congress, the first national legislative assembly in the United States, during the signing of the Declaration of Independence. John Hancock, president of the Congress from 1775 to 1777, is shown holding the document.LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.ontinental Congress. A depiction of members of the Continental Congress, the first national legislative assembly in the United States, during the signing of the Declaration of Independence. John Hancock, president of the Congress from 1775 to 1777, is shown holding the document. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.