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House ofBurgesses(1619-1699) 维吉尼亚众议院 1、Burgess Originally ,Burgess meant a freeman(享有市民权的人) of a borough(行政区) or burgh(享有特权的(市)区 ). Later, It meant an elected or appointed official of a municipality(自治区), or the representative of a borough(行政区) in the English House of Commons . The founding of the House of Burgesses（1）、earlier period The Virginia Company believed that the colonists must display greater initiative if they want to gain ownership of land . The company designed four large corporations, termed citties , to encompass (包围)the developed portion of the colony. Company officials adopted English Common Law to replace the governor （2）、later period Polish community controlled such industries as tar（柏油）, pitch（沥青） making, and glass blowing （玻璃吹制） the House of Burgesses in 1619 excluded the Polish community and threatened their rights. As a reaction, Poles launched the first recorded strike in the New World . （3）、result The changes of 1619 also created a legislative body to be elected by the colonists called the House of Burgesses. 2、Members of the house 22 members from the following constituencies选区: The colonys governor, appointed in London. The governors council, a group of six citizens selected by the governor . The burgesses from various locales, initially larger plantations农场; counties were included later. 3、Name changings In 1699, the seat of the House of Burgesses was moved to Middle Plantation(大农场), soon renamed Williamsburg. The Assembly became the Virginia House of Delegates(代表) in 1776, forming the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly, the legislative branch of the Commonwealth (State) of Virginia. 4、Jamestown Jamestown was the first oversea settlement of Great British on America. On May 14, 1607, 105 British people reached Virginia America. They built the city of Jamestown and started American history. /html/media/voa/special/thisisamerica/1600.html Thank you！ * *