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Represented colonial participation in government
The House of Burgesses and the New England town meetings contributed to the growth of a representative government of the people
steps in the growth of representative democracy
The government leaders of colonial Virginia in the 1600's were England and the Anglican church. The leaders did not change until the late 1700's.
they all were in the federal constitution
By the Virginia house of burgesses
By the virginia house of burgesses
The House of Burgesses made the laws, with the approval of the Colonial Governor, who were appointed by the King of England. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were members of the House of Burgesses and exerted influence over other members. The local government in Colonial Virginia is believed to be more democratic than many other colonial governments in America by Historians. The Representatives serving in the Virginia House of Burgesses were elected by a majority vote of the tax-paying Virginia land-owners.There are many biographies of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson available that contain Virginia history and are very interesting.
the first self-governing legislative body in the american colonies was the Virginia house of Burgesses
New England
Trade with Colonial Virginia was restricted to England.
England ppl