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English colonists in Virginia established the House of Burgesses in order to:
A. guarantee equal rights for all citizens in the colony.
B. secure the English king's power in the colony.
C. ensure continued religious acceptance in the colony.
D. form a representative government for the colony.
SUBMIT
The London company allowed colonists to elect men to represent them, deciding it would stir interest to the town. Each town sent two representatives to the general assembly, these were the burgesses. They met first at the Jamestown church on July 30, 1619, and made laws, the beginning of new world self government.
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