Question

Why was the House of Burgesses important? A. It made all the laws for Virginia until 1800. B. It was the earliest representative assembly in the European colonies. C. It decided who in Massachusetts could vote and who could not. D. It represented everyone in all of the colonies.

Answer 1

House of burgesses is important:

D. represented everyone in all of the colonies

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) It was the earliest representative assembly in the European colonies.

The House of Burgesses was important in that it was the earliest representative assembly in the European colonies.

In the colony of Jamestown, Virginia, the House of Burgesses was the lawmaking body.

The House of Burgesses was the first legislative assembly in the Americas. They were popularly elected after the colonist claimed that they insisted on having their own representation. The first assembly met on July 30, 1619, in a church in Jamestown. There were 22 people or burgesses that represented 11 settlements in the assembly. To occupy a position in the House of Burgesses, people had to be white and own considerable property.