What was the virginia house of burgesses? a. an inn that catered to sailors who would soon be returning to england b. the first representative body in colonial america, which allowed male landowners a say in colonial government c. the most prosperous trading house in the new settlement of jamestown d. a governmental house set up by the king to directly rule the colony of virginia

The territory of the united states is of vast extent; it now contains near three millions of souls, and is capable of containing much > ten times that number. is it practicable for a country, so large and so numerous as they will soon become, to elect a representation, that will speak their sentiments, without their becoming so numerous as to be incapable of transacting public business? it certainly is not." which founding document and idea does this excerpt reflect? brutus no. 1—limited government brutus no. 1—republicanism federalist no. 10—limited government federalist no. 10—republicanism