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Colonial Government
Comparison of The House of Burgesses and the Mayflower Compact
Definition | Term |
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1619 | House of Burgesses |
1620 | The Mayflower Compact |
Jamestown, Virginia | House of Burgesses |
Plymouth, Massachusetts | The Mayflower Compact |
Legislative Assembly | House of Burgesses |
Self-Government | The Mayflower Compact |
11 Districts that people were chosen from | House of Burgesses |
All citizens pledged to follow and support the decisions made | The Mayflower Compact |
The Joint Stock Company allowed the citizens to choose their own representatives | House of Burgesses |
Created out of necessity because they landed too far from Jamestown | Mayflower Compact |
Had a religious purpose as well as governmental | Mayflower Compact |
Legislative body that was elected by the citizens | Both |
Made the rules for the Colony | Both |
Meet to discuss the Colony's business | Both |
Only male slaves could serve | Both |