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House of Burgesses

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House of Burgesses
n.
The lower house of the legislature in colonial Virginia.
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Noun1.House of Burgesses - the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia
house - an official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral legislature has two houses"
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On May 16, 1767, Peyton Randolph and the House of Burgesses unanimously approved resolutions condemning the Townshend Acts and reasserting the right of the American colonies to govern themselves in matters of taxation.
A son's agonizing choice: Edmund Randolph chose a path that ... by Wolverton, Joe, II / The New American
His resolutions, including the non-exportation resolution that had failed before, were passed by the Fairfax County Convention--from there they made their way to the House of Burgesses (the Virginia Resolves of August 1774), and thence to the Continental Congress (the Resolves of the Continental Congress, October 1774).
Father of the Bill of Rights: by drafting the Virginia Declaration of ... by Gilmore, Jodie / The New American
The Dole family's history of political service dates back to the mid-1600s when the candidate's ancestor, Richard Ewen, served as a speaker of the House of Burgesses Assembly in Maryland.
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