The house of burgesses was the main tobacco company of the virginia colony.

A Burgess is a Person who speaks for other people. The Virginia House of Burgesses was made up of wealthy landowners who grew and sold tobacco. The House of Burgesses was the first assembly of lawmakers in the English colonies. By 1619, the Virginia colony had over 1,000 settlers.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts