Question

What is characteristic of the House of Burgesses?

1. It passed the Toleration Act in Maryland.
2. It was the lawmaking body of Virginia.
3. It included the most powerful family of plantation owners in the South.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) it was the lawmaking body in Virginia.

A characteristic of the House of Burgesses was that it was the lawmaking body in Virginia.

The House of Burgesses was the first legislative assembly in the Americas. They were popularly elected after the colonist claimed that they insisted on having their own representation. The first assembly met on July 30, 1619, in a church in Jamestown. There were 22 people or burgesses that represented 11 settlements in the assembly. To occupy a position in the House of Burgesses, people had to be white and own considerable property.