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Each Virginia settlement or plantation was allowed to elect 2 burgesses, usually wealthy landowners.

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Only planters and other white men who owned property were allowed to vote or be elected.


Who was able to vote for an elected official of the Virginia house of burgesses?

Sorry about the guy before this he completely gave the wrong answer. To vote for an elected official of the Virginia House of Burgesses you needed to own land and be male. Females couldn't vote, nor could slaves.EDIT: AND BE 17 OR OLDER


What was the company that footed the bill for the voyage to jamestown and could overrule the house of burgesses?

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How may slaves do the cottage plantation have?

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Did slaves get locked up during the night?

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Was Virginia more democratic than England?

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