The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first democratically-elected legislative body in British NorthAmerica. This group of representatives met from 1619 until 1776. ... TheHouse of Burgesses is importantbecause the ideas and leaders from this House helped bring about theAmerican Revolutionary War.
<span>Virginia was the home of the first surviving English colony, Jamestown, founded in 1606. ... History of Jamestown - Describes the founding of the first permanent English settlement.</span>
