House of
Burgesses
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Jamestown, Virginia
1619
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Who?
• Established by the Virginia Company (men).
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What?
• First legislative assembly of elected
representatives in North America.
• Burgess - elected or appointed official
of a municipality, or the
representative of a borough in the
English House of Commons.
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When?
• The first meeting was held on July 30, 1619.
The first session only lasted six days because
of an outbreak of malaria.
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Where?
• Jamestown, Virginia
Why?
• The Virginia Company created the House of
Burgesses as part of an effort to encourage
English craftsmen to settle in North America
and to make conditions in the colony better
for the current settlers.
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