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Colonial Government
Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| House of Burgesses was signed | 1619 |
| HOB- Purpose | To make laws for the colony |
| HOB- Form of government | First elected legislative assembly in North America |
| HOB- Location | Jamestown Virginia |
| HOB- Members | Colony elected men, royally appointed men and men that owned land |
| HOB- Elections | Whole colony or men that that owned land that were older than 17 |
| Mayflower Compact was written | 1620 |
| MC- Purpose | To set laws for the colonists |
| MC- Form of Government | Direct Democracy(Self Government) |
| MC- Location | On the Mayflower |
| MC- Members | Nearly every man on the Mayflower |
| MC- Elections | By church members in the New World |
| Same | Only males could participate |
| Same | Were both created for the New World |
| Same | Elections were held in both of them |
| Same | Legislative |