The formation of the House of Burgesses was based

A. on the business practices of the Virginia Company.

B. the political rights of the English.

C. the shareholders' rights in a joint-stock company. the colonists' relationship

B. with the Powhatan.

The formation of the House of Burgesses was based A) on the business practices of the Virginia Company. The House of Burgesses is defined as "the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. The House was established by the Virginia Company, who created the body as part of an effort to encourage English craftsmen to settle in North America and to make conditions in the colony more agreeable for its current inhabitants."