The answer is B.House of Burgesses in Jamestown the House of Burgesses in Jamestown<span> was the first legislative assembly in the American colonies. </span>
The American value of government by elected representatives of the people was first demonstrated by the <u>House of Burgesses in Jamestown</u>, because it was the first legislative Assembly founded in 1619 in Virginia, where were carried out the first elections of representatives (Burgesses), who represented the interests and needs of the people of specific locations. Also It can be considered as the first evidence of a Representative Democracy in the USA.
"Direct democracy" is the one form of government among the following choices given in the question that is not an authoritarian form of government. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the first option or option "D". I hope I had helped you!