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.
Answer by Trent Johnson. Confidence votes 45. the First national government of the united states was the Articles of Confederation. Actually the first National Government of the United States was the Second Continental Congress which governed during the Revolutionary War.The Articles were the first written gov't of the US.onfidence votes 45. the First national government of the united states was the Articles of Confederation. Actually the first National Government of the United States was the Second Continental Congress which governed during the Revolutionary War.