12. what was the virginia house of burgesses?

The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first democratically-elected legislative body in the Colonies

The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first democratically- elected legislative body in the British/American colonies.

The native americans, spanish, french and americans all name places in our state. the word “arkansas” came from the quapaw indians, by way of early french explorers. at the time of the early french exploration, a tribe of indians, the quapaws, lived west of the mississippi and north of the arkansas river.