A burgess is an inhabitant of a borough with full rights, or a historical term for a town magistrate.
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New York City colony
the king's Privy Council
It was like a government to the colonists. The colonists where so far away from the king that they made their own self government rather than follow the rules of the king across a whole ocean.
The House of Burgesses was important because it marked the beginning of Representative Democracy, in what is now the United States...
It was like a government to the colonists. The colonists where so far away from the king that they made their own self government rather than follow the rules of the king across a whole ocean.
The House of Burgesses was created by the Virginia Company as part of an effort to encourage English craftsmen to settle in North America and to make conditions in the colony more agreeable for its current inhabitants. The House of Burgesses was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America.
represenative democrcyThe House of Burgesse a representative government in Virginia. There were 22 members. One of them was the governor of Virginia. The governor appointed six members of the colony to be his council. The other 15 members were elected by the colony. It is important because it was the first legislative body in the English colonies in America.source:http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/houseofburgesses.htm
As might be expected, there was a strict social hierarchy in 17th century Europe. The top position was held by the nobility. The next level would be gentry followed by farmers. Occupying the bottom stations would be laborers, tenant farmers and craftsmen.
represenative democrcy The House of Burgesse a representative government in Virginia. There were 22 members. One of them was the governor of Virginia. The governor appointed s…