House of Burgesses
The Virginia House of Burgesses /ˈbɜrdʒəsɪz/ was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. The House was established by the Virginia Company, who created the body as part of an effort to encourage English craftsmen to settle in North America and to make conditions in the colony more agreeable for its current inhabitants.
The word "Burgess" means an elected or appointed official of a municipality, or the representative of a borough in the English House of Commons.
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American History USA Articles
- Elizabeth Key Grinstead, the Freedom Suit, and Colonial Virginia
Elizabeth Key Grinstead was one black woman who sued and won her freedom in early Colonial Virginia. Such cases were soon put to an end.
Books/Sources
- The House of the Burgesses: Being a Genealogical History of William Burgess of Richmond (later King George) County... - Michael Burgess
- House of Burgesses 150 Success Facts - Everything you need to know about House of Burgesses - Julie Rosa
Youtube
- 1619 The Making of America Roundtable
- 1619: The Making of America: The Creolization of America: Beyond Black, White and Red
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