The House of Burgesses in Virginia was founded to 1.establish rules about working. 2.communicate with the Virginia Company. 3.make laws for the colony. 4.establish the tobacco trade.
1619After his arrival in Jamestown in 1619, Governor George Yeardley immediately gave notice that the Virginia colony would establish a legislative assembly. This assembly, the House of Burgesses, first met on July 30, 1619.
