What was the historical significance of the house of burgesses

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The House of Burgesses was significant due to the fact that it was the primary legislative and democratic convention in America. The importance of the House of Burgesses can be measured by the role it played in the Revolutionary War of America and in the formation of an orderly, democratic state for the newly formed America.

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The Virginia House of Burgess-es was the first democratically-elected legislative body in British North America. This group of representatives met from 1619 until 1776. The members, or Burgess-es, were elected from each county in Virginia with each county sending two Burgess-es.

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