WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is B. The Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses are early examples of steps toward representative government in America. Explanation:-The House of Burgesses was the lower house elected in the Legislative Assembly established in the colony of Virginia in 1619 in British America.

Detailed explanation-2: -The House of Burgesses was one of the earliest examples of colonial limited self-government. 1620: Mayflower Compact (majority rule & Separation of Church and State) After receiving permission to settle in British North America, William Bradford and a group of Separatists left Leiden, Holland for North America in 1619.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mayflower Compact of 1620-a governing plan for the Massachusetts colony-followed the Greek traditions of direct democracy and majority agreement in making laws. The House of Burgesses influenced the founders to establish a representative system of government that met to debate issues, make laws, and pass taxes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mayflower Compact was an early, successful attempt at democracy and undoubtedly played a role in future colonists seeking permanent independence from British rule and shaping the nation that eventually became the United States of America.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Virginia House of Burgesses and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut involved the elections of representatives to carry on government. Thus, they were examples of representative democracy, not direct democracy (A).