USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry, and other great revolutionary leaders of Virginia served first in the House of Burgesses, where they learned the skills that enabled them to lead in founding the new nation.

Detailed explanation-2: -There have been hundreds of members of Virginia’s House of Burgesses. Among the most famous are: Peyton Randolph, William Byrd, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Pendleton, and Patrick Henry. But starting with the Virginia General Assembly, Americans had 157 years to practice democracy.

Detailed explanation-3: -To bring order to the province, Governor George Yeardley created a one-house or unicameral General Assembly on July 30, 1619. This body of men was comprised of an appointed Governor and six Councilors, as well as 22 men called burgesses (a burgess was a freeman of a borough in England).

Detailed explanation-4: -George Washington served in the Virginia House of Burgesses for fifteen years before the American Revolution. After a failed bid for a seat in December 1755, he won election in 1758 and represented Frederick County until 1765.