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What was the House of Burgesses, established in Virginia in 1619?

  1. The first representative legislative assembly in English North America
  2. A Spanish mission council established in colonial Florida
  3. A religious court controlled entirely by strict local Puritan ministers and elders
  4. A military alliance formed among several Native nations
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Correct answer: The first representative legislative assembly in English North America

The House of Burgesses was created in Virginia as an elected representative body. It became an important example of self-government in the English colonies.

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