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Who was able to vote for an elected official of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

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Only white men who owned a specific amount of property were eligible to vote for Burgesses.


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Answer:

People with wealth and property

Step-by-step explanation:

House of Burgesses established when George Yeardley returned from England with instructions to transform the colony from a military (martial law) to legislative assembly. It became the first assembly in American colonies. The members of Burgesses were elected respectively. Only white men with prosperity and property were able to elect the members.

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