Why was the house of burgesses significant in colonial america?

a) it was the first example of representative government in the colonies.

b) it was first to establish the separation of governmental powers.

c) its leader was the only elected governor in the colonies.

d) its members were elected by freemen in pennsylvania.

The correct answer to this question is A)  It was the first example of representative government in the colonies.

The House of Burgesses was significant in colonial America in that it was the first example of representative government in the 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.

b) almost one million irish people died during the potato famine.

written by alan ward and published in 2003. ward is a historian and was a professor at the university of connecticut.

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