Law and Liberty 1619

Question 1

Assembly, 30th July 1619

Answer 1

Creation of a representative body in Virginia

Question 2

The Virginia Assembly was

Answer 2

Oldest continuous law making body in the New world

Question 3

Assembly followed

Answer 3

Instructions of Yeardley

Question 4

Assembly originally

Answer 4

Had one house; unicameral
Governor, Council of State, 22 burgesses
Met at Jamestown (1699 moved to College of William and Mary in Williamsburg)

Question 5

Wanted to establish

Answer 5

An equal and uniform government in Virginia
Laws for the happy guiding and governing of the inhabitants

Question 6

People in the Assembly

Answer 6

Governor Yeardley
4 Councillors
22 burgesses chosen by free, male inhabitants
Secretary; sat as speaker of the burgesses
Clerk of the General Assembly
Sergeant

Question 7

First Assembly session ran from

Answer 7

30 July to 4 August 1619

Question 8

Administration of the law

Answer 8

Quarter Court because Council met quarterly; eventually referred to as General Court

Question 9

Courts

Answer 9

Could meet anywhere
Had 12-13 members
Governor presided

Question 10

Quarter Court

Answer 10

1659 reduced to 3 times a year
Then reduced to 2

Question 11

Williamsburg move

Answer 11

Allocated 1/2 of the Assembly building to the court
Assembly used the other half