SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
MAYFLOWER COMPACT DEFINITION SUMMARY HISTORY
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men and women
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adult white men
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male slaves
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First Americans
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the summer of 1619 two significant changes occurred in the colony that would have lasting influence. One was the company’s introduction of representative government to English America, which began on July 30 with the opening of the General Assembly.
Detailed explanation-2: -House of Burgesses, representative assembly in colonial Virginia, which was an outgrowth of the first elective governing body in a British overseas possession, the General Assembly of Virginia. The General Assembly was established by Gov. George Yeardley at Jamestown on July 30, 1619.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first elected legislative body of colonial Virginia. Members of the House, known as burgesses, were the early politicians of America. The Houses’ stand against the Stamp Act was one of the first events that eventually lead to the Revolutionary War.