House of Burgesses

The House of Burgesses is important in history because it was the 

• the first time a council advised the Virginia Company
• only legislative body in England
• first election of women as leaders
• first elective legislative body in America

The House of Burgesses gave the colonists in Virginia the opportunity to control _______________

• their own government
• the First Americans
• the Royal Governor
• the King of England

This was the first elected assembly in the colonies?

• Mayflower Compact
• Virginia House of Burgesses

What does legislative mean?

• to elect governors
• to judge the laws
• to create laws (law-making)
• to create new settlements

In 1619, only __________ were considered citizens and could elect burgesses. 

• men and women
• adult white men
• male slaves
• First Americans

The House of Burgesses gave the colonists in Virginia the opportunity to control _______________

• their own government
• the First Americans
• the Royal Governor
• the King of England

Today the House of Burgesses is called the ______________

• Parliament of England
• Jamestown Assembly
• Virginia House of Burgesses
• General Assembly of Virginia 

The current Virginia General Assembly dates back to the Jamestown settlement. 

• True
• False

Virginia's colonial government also included a governor and governor's council. 

• True
• False

The group of representatives elected from towns and plantations in Virginia: House of ________________

• Representatives
• Senators
• Servants
• Burgesses