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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.
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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 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.
The colonists at Jamestown started representative government in America by creating a house of what?
house of burgesses
Where did the colonists go vote of the house of Burgesses?
VirginiaThe house of Burgesses was in Virginia. Back then Virginia was like thehead state and a lot of important people lived there.
What were the rights of the colonists under the rule by the House of Burgesses?
They allowed them to choose their representatives.
Why did the Virginia Company form the House of Burgesses?
virginia company created the house of burgesses because the wanted to attrack more settlers,giving the colonists in virginia the right to elect burgesses,fron men who owned land
How long do you elect each member of the house of burgesses?
The House of Burgesses is a term used to by the early colonists in Virginia for the legislative body first meeting in Jamestown in 1619. The House of Burgesses later became what is now the Virginia General Assembly. The modern day version of the House of Burgesses would be the House of Delegates in Virginia.
How were the first representative of the Jamestown House of Burgesses chosen?
by the colonists from each town or plantations
How were the first representatives of the Jamestown house of burgesses chosen?
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What was The House of Burgesses established in 1619 by Jamestown colonists?
A representative government for the colony
Who lived in the house of Burgesses?
The House of Burgesses wasn't an actual home. It was a governmental body created in colonial Virgina that was the congress if you will, of Virginia.
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
