USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In April, 1619, Governor George Yeardley arrived in Virginia from England and announced that the Virginia Company had voted to abolish martial law and create a legislative assembly, known as the General Assembly-the first legislative assembly in the American colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Jamestown, Virginia, the first elected legislative assembly in the New World-the House of Burgesses-convenes in the choir of the town’s church.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America.

Detailed explanation-4: -VIRGINIA, 1619 The first representative assembly in English America met in the church at Jamestown, Virginia, on July 30, 1619. This General Assembly consisted of the Governor, his council, and 22 representatives serving as burgesses, elected by the inhabitants of these towns.

Detailed explanation-5: -The House of Burgesses was a representative assembly in colonial Virginia and was the first elective governing body in a British overseas possession. The assembly was established by Gov. George Yeardley at Jamestown, July 30, 1619.