it was the first representative legislature in the English Colonies
Virginia House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses is located in Virgina.
in 1778 is when the House of Burgesses started.
House of Burgesses ended in 1776.
The house of burgesses was in charge in Virginia
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.
In 1770, the House of Burgesses reformed but it was not long until the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War and the House of Burgesses' transformed into the Virginia House of Delegates.
The Virginia House of Burgesses passed laws that prevented Africans from doing various things such as joining the militia. They were also prohibited from owning guns and buying white servants.
The Virginia house of burgesses
The House of Burgesses in Jamestown.
The job of House of Burgesses was to decide laws and determine local taxation.