The House of Burgesses could ratify all legislation. The king began to imprison people who opposed his policies. property owners were required to pay a tax to support the Church of England. The House of Burgesses was dissolved. Property owners were required to pay a tax to support the Church of England. After James I had revoked the Virginia Company's charter in 1624 in response to the uprising of the Powhatans, he turned Virginia into a royal colony in which he decreed the legal establishment of the Church of England, meaning that residents now had to pay taxes to support the clergy.
