Question

What is significant about the House of Burgesses? Select all that apply. cross out A. It was the first legislature to grant all people in a colony the right to vote. cross out B. It was the first legislature in the English colonies. cross out C. It was the first colonial legislature to abolish slavery. cross out D. It was the only colonial legislature that did not require property to vote. cross out E. It influenced the development of self-government in the United States.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. It was the first legislature in the English colonies.

E. It influenced the development of self-government in the United States.

Explanation:

The most significant about the House of Burgesses is that

1. It was the first legislature in the English colonies.

2. It influenced the development of self-government in the United States.

The House of Burgesses was established in the Virginia colony around 1618. It is widely known as the first legislature in the English colonies when the settlers created the Great Charter of 1618.

Also, during the heavy imposition of the Stamp Act by Great Britain on the Colonies, the House of Burgesses protected the interest of its people thereby against Great Britain's rule, thereby t influenced the development of self-government in the United States.