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What was a burgess?
Burgess is a word in English that originally meant a freeman of a borough (England) or burgh (Scotland). It later came to mean an elected or unelected official of a municipality, or the representative of a borough in the English House of Commons. The term was also used in some of the original American colonies, notably for the first elected legislature, the Virginia House of Burgesses.
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The House of Lords and the House of Commons are the two houses of?
the house of commons and the house of lords
Which has more power us senate house of representatives UK house of lords or the UK house of commons?
lower house
What is the US equivalent of the House of Lords?
The upper house of Congress is the Senate. It is equivalent to the House of Lords.
What was the name of the Virginia colony's first government?
Virginia House of Burgesses
Where is house of burgesses?
The House of Burgesses is located in Virgina.
When did House of Burgesses end?
House of Burgesses ended in 1776.
How can you make a sentence house of burgesses?
The house of burgesses was in charge in Virginia
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.
When did the House of Burgesses close?
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.
What was Jamestown system of government called?
The Virginia house of burgesses
The first representatives assembly in the colonies was?
The House of Burgesses in Jamestown.
What was the job of the house of burgesses?
The job of House of Burgesses was to decide laws and determine local taxation.
What colonial region contained the House of Burgesses?
The House of Burgesses was established by the Virginia Company to operate in its eponymous colony.
What was the name of Virginia's colonial assembly?
The Governor, the appointed Governor's Council and the Burgesses.
What was the house of bergesses?
The House of Burgesses was an elected legislative assembly in colonial Virginia. The House of Burgesses was established in 1619.
