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Colonial legislature whose representatives were called burgesses?
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Colonial legislature whose representatives where called burgesses?
royal colony
What was the legislature of the Virginia colony called?
The House of Burgesses.
What was the name of Virginia's colonial assembly?
The Governor, the appointed Governor's Council and the Burgesses.
What was the First Colonial representative government called?
House OFFFF Burgesses!!!!!
What was the Virginia house of burgesses?
It was Virginia's colonial legislature, and the first official legislature in North America (not counting any that the American Indians may have had). It no longer exists, as it was changed into the House of Delegates after the Independence.
What was Virginia colony's first government called?
House of Burgesses. Washington was a member.
What were the representatives called that meet with the governor during the early 1600's in the Virginia Colony?
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.
In colonial governments, what was the lower house of the legislature called?
Assembly
What are facts about the Legislature?
The legislature is the lawmaking branch of government. It is called the Congress and it is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
What was the first legislature called in Britain?
The first legislature in Britain was called the Virginia House of Burgesses. It was established by the Virginia Company, who created body as part of an effort to encourage English craftsmen to settle in North America.
In the colonial governments what was the upper house of the legislature called?
council
