Question

What is the significance of the General Assembly that met in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619?

A. The Jamestown colonists looked to the company charters for rules of government as well as for guarantees of fundamental rights and liberties.


B. It provided a precedent, or example, for later generations of colonists who specified their rules for government and their rights in written constitutions and bills of rights.


C. This assembly is thought to be the first freely elected parliament of self-governing people in North America.


D. all of the above

Answer 1

The Correct Answer is D

Step-by-step explanation:

• Members of Virginia's first congressional gathering assumed at Jamestown's cathedral on July 30, 1619.
• Thus commenced the first representational authority in the European settlements.
• Before suspending, the burgesses had approved new rules for the colonists as well as ordinances intended to spur economic extension.

Answer 2

D. All of the above

Step-by-step explanation:

The first General Assembly convened in Jamestown, Virginia , on June 30, 1619 . It discussed law making, legal issues, a form of government, as well as business, trade and religious topics. It was the first law-making body of the Americas.