The american value of government by elected representatives of the people was first demonstrated by the a. massachusetts body of liberties b. house of burgesses in jamestown c. fundamental orders of connecticut d. mayflower compact of plymouth colony

The American value of government by elected representatives of the people was first demonstrated by the House of Burgesses in Jamestown, because it was the first legislative Assembly founded in 1619 in Virginia, where were carried out the first elections of representatives (Burgesses), who represented the interests and needs of the people of specific locations. Also It can be considered as the first evidence of a Representative Democracy in the USA.        

to act quickly in times of danger to the united states

because you have to act quickly if you want to live/survive.

briefly explain support for the argument that the articles of confederation succeeded in guiding the us through its first decade

northwest ordinance: