Representatives in colonial Virginia were elected to the House of Burgesses by
A.)all the people in the colony.
B.)the British monarch.
C.)colonial landowners.
D.)the governor of the colony.

On July 30, 1619, Governor Yeardley convened the General Assembly as the first representative legislature in the Americas for a six-day meeting at the new brick church on Jamestown Island, Virginia. The unicameral Assembly was composed of the Governor, a Council of State appointed by the Virginia Company and the 22 locally elected representatives.

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Representatives in colonial Virginia were elected to the House of Burgesses by A.)all the people in the colony. B.)the British monarch. C.)colonial landowners. D.)the governor of the colony.

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Representatives in colonial Virginia were elected to the House of Burgesses by
A.)all the people in the colony.
B.)the British monarch.
C.)colonial landowners.
D.)the governor of the colony.