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Which group of North American colonist first developed a system of self-government

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House of Burgesses

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Established in 1619, the House of Burgesses was the first representative assembly in colonial British North American. The membership was tightly restricted to certain families of wealthy landowners. The House of Burgesses was one of the earliest examples of colonial limited self-government.

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