In 1619 self-government was recognized in Virginia. This establishment was called as house of burgesses which became the first representative assembly in the american colonies. House of Burgesses is a representative assembly in colonial virgina which was the first elective governing body in a British overseas possession. The grouping was one separation of the government recognized by Gov. Yeardley at Jamestown in July 30, 1619 and some comprised the governor himself and a committee, all chosen by the colonial administrator because each Virginia clearance was permitted to designate two Burgess, the original membership of the House of Burgesses was 22. The broadly held assembly like the British house of commons settled supplies and originated laws and the governor and council appreciated the right of revision and veto, as did the king and the house of lords at home. The assembly also assembled as a supreme court to evaluate the region courts. This arrangement persisted unchanged until the american revolution.
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It led to <span>a high demand for cotton.</span>
Not sure if this is 100 percent correct but I do know The first colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. Many of the people who settled in the New World came to escape religious persecution. The Pilgrims, founders of Plymouth, Massachusetts, arrived in 1620.
