Please I need help, please describe the following images

Which fact would this be, and how might you verify the truth?

The house of burgesses was the first a. act of religious toleration in english history. b. elected representative government in the new world. c. place where businessmen could buy and sell stocks in america. d. puritan equivalent of the house of david.

The political cartoon below was drawn by thomas nast in 1871: a political cartoon shows a heavy set man with a long nose and a beard in a suit and vest. he is smoking a cigar and has a menacing expression. he leans against a large box that says, in counting there is strength. on top of that box is a smaller container labeled, the ballot. dialogue under the cartoon reads, thats whats the matter. boss tweed, as long as i count the votes, what are you going to do about it? say? public domain what issue does this cartoon address?