General Assembly

The House of Burgesses gave settlers the power to-

• be involved in creating their own laws

• be free of British rule

• determine if laws had been broken

• enforce the rules of the settlement

What was the first elected legislative body in America called?

• The Virginia Company of London

• The House of Burgesses

• The Governors Council

• The Virginia Council of Burgesses

What is the name of the first elected legislative body In America, giving settlers the opportunity to control their own government?

• British Parliament

• House of Delegates

• House of Burgesses

• Virginia General Assembly

Which legislative body came from the establishment of the House of Burgesses in 1619?

• House of Delegates

• Governors Council

• British Parliament

• Virginia General Assembly

In what decade did the House of Burgesses become a seperate legislative body?

• 1620's

• 1630's

• 1640's

• 1650's

Which of the following statements about the Virginia General Assembly of 1619 are true?

(Hint: there are 2 answers)

• Any adult male or female could take part in the General Assembly

• The General Assembly was the first representative legislative body in America

• The General Assembly included two burgesses from each of the divisions of Virginia

• The General Assembly included a council of women representatives called the Governors Council

What year did the Governor call a meeting of the General Assembly?

• 1640

• 1619

• 1620

• 1650

What were the three parts of the General Assembly in 1619?

• Governors Council

• House of Burgesses

• Governor

• Burgesses

• House of Delegates

What made the burgesses unique?

• They were elected to represent the people of Virginia

• They were appointed by King James

• They represented the Native Americans

• They were the only women who could work in the government at that time

Membership into the House of Burgesses in 1619 was open to-

• Free men and enslaved Africans

• Both free men and women

• Free women

• Free men