When the House of Burgesses was created in Virginia in 1619,
A) it gave settlers full political control of their colony.
B) colonists were given a share of local political representation.
C) landowning women colonists were allowed to vote.
D) it recommended that Virginia declare independence from England.
E) it put an end to a violent uprising by disgruntled colonists.

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The House of Burgesses was created in Virginia in 1619 to give colonists a share of local political representation. This helped establish a tradition of representative government in the American colonies. However, it did not give settlers full political control of their colony, allow landowning women colonists to vote, recommend independence from England, or put an end to a violent uprising.

When the House of Burgesses Was Created in Virginia in 1619