Question

What was the Virginia House of Burgesses?

a. A governmental house set up by the king to directly rule the colony of Virginia
b. The most prosperous trading house in the new settlement of Jamestown
c. An inn that catered to sailors who would soon be returning to England
d. The first representative body in colonial America, which allowed male landowners a say in colonial government

Answer 1

The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first representative body in colonial America, which allowed male landowners a say in colonial government.