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Question | Answer |
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What and where was the House of Burgesses? | The House of Burgesses was the first government in Jamestown |
What was the Mayflower Compact? | It was the first form of government in Plymouth |
Who made the Mayflower Compact? | The adult men on the Mayflower sign and made the Mayflower Compact at Cape Cod. |
What was the first legislative assembly in America? | The House of Burgesses |
How did the Joint Stock Company make money? | They made money by giving workers rights that they did not have before. |
How did Jamestown get the Laws? | The adult men voted for repetitive so they could make laws for the colony. |
Who move to Williamsburg? | They move to Williamsburg after Jamestown got too big. |
Who was allowed to vote or have a say in the government? | Only Males were involved in Government |
What do they both have in common? | Like the Virginia House of Burgesses established the previous year, Plymouth colony began to lay the foundation for democracy in the American colonies. |
What country did they left from? | They both were English colony |