Which statement best explains the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
It was the first governing body in the colonies
which allowed representatives.
It provided an established settlement for
Catholics.
It was the first government body to allow non-
church members the right to vote.
It was the first colonial body to outlaw slavery.

It was the first governing body in the colonies

Explanation:

The colonists drew upon their claims to traditional English rights and insisted on raising their own representative assemblies. Such was the case with the Virginia House of Burgesses, the first popularly elected legislature in the New World.

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