General Assembly

What year did the governor of Virginia call a meeting of the General Assembly?

• 1607

• 1619

• 1492

• 1706

The General Assembly included two representatives, called _________, from each of the divisions of Virginia, along with the governor's council and the governor.

• burgesses

• governor

• council

• king

The General Assembly met as one legislative body.

• True

• False

Who had the right to take part in the General Assembly?

• everyone

• free adult ment

• women

The current Virginia General Assembly dates back to 1619 with the establishment of the General Assembly and _________.

• Jamestown

• Werewocomoco

• Virginia

• England

The General Assembly was the first elected body in English North America.

• True

• False

The General Assembly gave who the opportunity to take part in controlling the government?

• settlers

• the king

• Native Americans

• Christopher Columbus

By what year did the burgess become a separate legislative body?

• 1607

• 1700s

• 1640s

• 2021

in the 1640s, the burgesses became a separate legislative body, called what?

• House of Burgesses

• Jamestown

• Legislative Body

• Governor

The House of Representatives met separately from the governor's council as one of the two legislative bodies of the General Assembly.

• True

• False