Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Question: What year did the Virginia General Assembly meet for the first time?
Answer: At Jamestown in 1619, as the House of Burgesses. That makes it the “oldest continuous law-making body in the New World.”

Question: What year did the Virginia General Assembly meet for the first time?
Answer: At Jamestown in 1619, as the House of Burgesses. That makes it the “oldest continuous law-making body in the New World.”