USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The House of Burgesses /ˈbɜːrdʒəsɪz/ was the elected representative element of the Virginia General Assembly, the legislative body of the Colony of Virginia. With the creation of the House of Burgesses in 1642, the General Assembly, which had been established in 1619, became a bicameral institution.

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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The House of Burgesses also set the tax rates for the colony, which gave it strong economic control. When the House took over the tax rates and, thus, took control of the colony’s economy, it helped the House once again become an influential branch of the colony’s government.

Detailed explanation-4: -The House of Burgesses was an assembly of elected representatives from Virginia that met from 1643 to 1776. This democratically elected legislative body was the first of its kind in English North America.

Detailed explanation-5: -Like the British House of Commons, the House of Burgesses granted supplies and originated laws, and the governor and council enjoyed the right of revision and veto as did the king and the House of Lords in England. The council also sat as a supreme court to review the county courts.