House of Burgesses/ Town Meetings
The house developed local laws, carried out the governors orders, and regulated taxes in the colony.
Function of the House of Burgesses.
A bicameral legislature, the House of Burgesses became a model for Congress and the FIRST representative body in America.
House of Burgesses
Marked the start of strong representative government in American colonies.
House of Burgesses
The first elected legislative body in colonial America.
House of Burgesses
The first legislative body in America.
House of Burgesses
Example of first colonial governments and self rule.
House of Burgesses and New England Town Meetings.
Colonial Self Government
New England Town Meetings and the Virginia House of Burgesses were both examples of :
Established in 1619, the HoB became the place where elected representatives of the Jamestown colony assembled to debate and solve common problems and pass new laws for Virginia.
The Virginia House of Burgesses
Male citizens participated in town meetings that decided the rules for the community
Town Meetings
Originated in Puritan New England,as a form of self government over issues such as religious freedom and tax laws.
Town Meetings
Town Meetings provided early examples of self government that would become a part of the American tradition.
Why were Puritan Town Meetings significant?
A Town Meeting is a form of direct democratic rule used in New England colonies to legislate policy and budgets for local governments.
Puritan Town Meetings.
Participation was limited to male property owners who were church members. Town Meetings were the foundation of American democracy.
Town Meetings
