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Connecting Themes and Colonialism — Test

Question 7 • US History

Why was the House of Burgesses significant in colonial America?

Answer

A

Its leader was the only elected governor in the colonies.

B

It was first to establish the separation of governmental powers.

C

Its members were elected by freemen in Pennsylvania.

D

It was the first example of representative government in the colonies.

Explanation

The House of Burgesses, established in Virginia in 1619, allowed colonists to elect representatives to make laws for the colony. It is regarded as the first representative assembly in the English colonies, making choice D correct. It did not elect the colony’s governor, and it was in Virginia—not Pennsylvania.

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