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Meaning of "house of burgesses"

The House of Burgesses was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in colonial America. It was established in the Virginia Colony in 1619 and played a significant role in shaping American democratic traditions. This phrase is often used in historical or political contexts to refer to this early form of self-government

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house of burgesses
Virginia house of burgesses.
The proper place for matters such as this is the house of burgesses.
A member of the House of Burgesses and associated with.
He served as a member of the House of Burgesses.
The House of Burgesses voted him a sword.
A year later he would become a member of the House of Burgesses.
He was selected for the Virginia House of Burgesses and became a politician in the colony.
Her natural father was an Englishman and member of the House of Burgesses.
The House of Burgesses is in session.
He served as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses for over thirty years.
House of Burgesses ended.
The proposal for the move was received favorably by the House of Burgesses.
The House of Burgesses was the lower house of the Colony of Virginia.
Richard Cocke served in as a member of the House of Burgesses periodically throughout his life.
After leaving college, he became a lawyer and then served in the Virginia House of Burgesses.

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He was afterward a member of the House of Burgesses from Augusta County.
It became the House of Burgesses - the first legislative assembly in the American colonies.
Brent served for about two years until promoted to the House of Burgesses.
Virginia 's House of Burgesses established the basic legal framework for slavery in 1705.
He was a member of the Virginian House of Burgesses.
Gentlemen of the House of Burgesses.
The town 's charter was sponsored by George Washington in Virginia 's House of Burgesses.
In 1778, Custis was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses as a delegate from Fairfax County.
A month? The whole summer if I am to be a member of the House of Burgesses.
Its existence dates from the establishment of the House of Burgesses at Jamestown in 1619.
His father, Samuel Scott, was a farmer and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
He also entered politics and was elected to Virginia 's House of Burgesses in 1758.
Lee was a lawyer, planter, soldier, politician, and Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Thomas was first elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1761.
The whole summer if I'm to be a member of the House of Burgesses.
Smith was first elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1770.
Soon after his marriage, Richard was elected to the House of Burgesses.
He was given the title of by the Virginia House of Burgesses.
The two women became interested in the process of the 22 seat House of Burgesses.
Mercer subsequently entered politics and became a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1765.
The whole summer - A month? if I'm to be a member of the House of Burgesses.
Fort Henry was built in 1645 by order of the House of Burgesses.
In 1772 he replaced his father as a representative of the House of Burgesses.
The Assembly became bicameral in 1642 upon the formation of the House of Burgesses.

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