The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could self-govern on a local level. This assembly, known as the House of Burgesses, was the first elected legislative assembly in the New World and allowed settlers to make local laws and govern themselves to some extent.
The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could (f point)
Oself-govem on local level
Ovate in the British Parliament
express dissatisfaction with British rule
Oparticipate in a free-market economy
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