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How did the House of Burgesses affect the American Constitution?
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∙ 13y ago
The House of Burgesses Gave the founding fathers an example of what the legislature should look like, without it we would probably have a unimercal (one bodied) legislature, like britian's parliment.
-Side Note, the House of Burgesses was a bimercal legislature, or made of two bodies, like the one we have today, the New Jersey and Virginia plans are what framed the two bodies representative count and distribution.
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When did the House of Burgesses close?
In 1770, the House of Burgesses reformed but it was not long until the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War and the House of Burgesses' transformed into the Virginia House of Delegates.
What was most significant about the House of Burgesses during colonial times?
The House of Burgesses gave the colonists a chance to govern themselves. The House of Burgesses freed the colonists from the king's authority. The House of Burgesses appointed a governor for each American colony. The House of Burgesses gave the king greater authority in the colonies.
The first legislature established in the American colonies was?
The Virginia House of Burgesses
What is the first legislative body in America called?
The first legislature of the US was called the supreme law or constitution. The first ten amendments to the constitution were collectively known as bill of rights.
What was the name of Virginia's colonial assembly?
The Governor, the appointed Governor's Council and the Burgesses.
When did the House of Burgesses close?
In 1770, the House of Burgesses reformed but it was not long until the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War and the House of Burgesses' transformed into the Virginia House of Delegates.
What ideas came from the House of Burgesses into the Constitution?
Limit the power of the governor
What was most significant about the House of Burgesses during colonial times?
The House of Burgesses gave the colonists a chance to govern themselves. The House of Burgesses freed the colonists from the king's authority. The House of Burgesses appointed a governor for each American colony. The House of Burgesses gave the king greater authority in the colonies.
What would we today call the penalty the House Burgesses legislated for gambling?
The Constitution
What was the first legislative body created in England's colonies in America?
the first self-governing legislative body in the american colonies was the Virginia house of Burgesses
What was most significant about the house of Burgess's during colonial times?
The House of Burgesses gave the colonists a chance to govern themselves. The House of Burgesses freed the colonists from the king's authority. The House of Burgesses appointed a governor for each American colony. The House of Burgesses gave the king greater authority in the colonies.
Why was the house of burgesses formed?
to represent assembly in the American colonies
What is the House of Burgesses called today?
The Virginia House of Burgesses ceased existence after the US Constitution was ratified. It is now the Virginia House of Representatives.
How did the house of burgesses effect the American law?
by changing the whole symstem
The first legislature established in the American colonies was?
The Virginia House of Burgesses
What was the first legislature in the North American English colonies?
house of burgesses
What was significant about the house of burgesses?
the first legislative assembly in the American colonies
