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The first European-type legislative body in the New World; Established in Virginia.
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House of Burgesses

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The House of Burgesses was the first legislative assembly in the American colonies, established in Virginia in 1619.


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The House of Burgesses was the first legislative assembly in the American colonies, established in Virginia in 1619. It had 23 original members and met in Jamestown, modeled after the British Parliament. This assembly allowed property-owning white men to vote on taxation and local laws, shaping the early governance in colonial America.


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