<span>The House of Burgesses was important because it marked the beginning of Representative Democracy, in what is now the United States</span>
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circumnavigate:Travel around
strait:a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. Often straits. a position of difficulty, distress, or need: Ill and penniless, he was in sad straits indeed.
Explanation:
The article set up a government that consisted of one house body of govens with each state having a single vote to actively could make decisions on certain things. There was no president and of course no judiciary.
Some of the causes were: overproduction by farmers, consumerism (prioritizing spending above saving), speculation in the stock market, and uneven distribution of wealth.