Question

What was the historical significance of the House of Burgesses? They were royal representatives of England appointed by the King. They were the first to barter with Native Americans on behalf of the colonists. The Burgesses became the first family to enforce taxation on local economies. As elected colonial officials, they marked the beginning of representative government in America

Answer 1

They were the elected official law making body. Aka the last answer

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

As elected colonial officials, they marked the beginning of representative government in America.

Explanation:

The House of Burgesses was the first legislative body in the British colonies of North America, it was established in Virginia colony by Governor George Yeardley at Jamestown on July 30, 1619, after he announced that the Virginia Company had approved it.

The House of Burgesses members were Governor George Yeardley, six appointed counselors and 22 burgesses who were elected representatives from each county in Virginia, and were elected by people that owned land in Virginia. The House of Burgesses paved the way for a Democratic society, it also called for a congress of all the colonies, the Continental Congress.

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry, were some of the America's Founding Fathers that belonged to the House of Burgesses.