Why was the house of burgesses important? a. it was the earliest representative assembly in the european colonies. b. it made all the laws for virginia until 1800. c. it represented everyone in all of the colonies. d. it decided who in massachusetts could vote and who could not.

In this activity, you’ll read and analyze the song “the unreconstructed rebel,” written around 1866. you’ll draw conclusions from this song about southerners’ feelings toward african americans after the civil war. part a who is the speaker or the singer of the song? how do you know?