The House of Burgesses of Virginia, established in 1619, was the A)
first representative body of government in the American colonies.
B)
first government body to create a written constitution in North America.
e
first venue in which colonists accused of crimes could be tried in front of a
jury of their peers.
D)
first attempt by the British to implement their policy of mercantilism in the
American colonies.

What ideas, institution, and causes became the focal points of chinese and islamic resistance respectively to the west in the latter half of 19th century and the first decades of the 20th

Where did the term “iron curtain” originate? the warsaw pact used the term iron curtain as a code word for communism. in a 1946 speech, british prime minister winston churchill said an iron curtain had fallen across the continent of europe. while visiting western europe in 1946, u.s. president harry truman commented that the mountains there looked like iron curtains. russian general secretary joseph stalin instructed citizens of eastern europe to hang iron curtains over their windows to protect themselves from stray bullets.

France allied itself with america because a -the american rebels had modeled their movement after the french revolution b- france wanted to weaken britain c- france wanted to wanted to regain louisiana d- the french needed american support in their war with the native americans