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The Virginia House of Burgesses:____________

A) Was dissolved by King James because he objected to all representative government.
B) Was created as part of the Virginia Company’s effort to encourage the colony’s survival.
C) Banned the importation of servants.
D) Had more power than the governor.
E) Was included in the original charter for the Jamestown Colony.

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Answer:

B)

Step-by-step explanation:

The Virginia House of Burgesses was created as part of the Virginia Company’s effort to encourage the colony’s survival. This house was created in 1642 as the elected representative element of the Virginia General Assembly which had been established in the year 1619. Which is known today only as the General Assembly.

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