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Representatives in colonial Virginia were elected to the House of Burgesses by

A.)all the people in the colony.
B.)the British monarch.
C.)colonial landowners.
D.)the governor of the colony.

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Answer:

D

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Answer:

C.

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On July 30, 1619, Governor Yeardley convened the General Assembly as the first representative legislature in the Americas for a six-day meeting at the new brick church on Jamestown Island, Virginia. The unicameral Assembly was composed of the Governor, a Council of State appointed by the Virginia Company and the 22 locally elected representatives.

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