The document outlines a prompt for writing a short essay on significant events and concepts in 17th-century English-American colonial history, including the establishment of the Virginia Company, the founding of Jamestown, and key practices such as headrights and indentured servitude. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the social, economic, and political contexts of these topics, as well as their long-term impacts on the development of American society. The required elements include definitions and significance of events like the 'starving time', tobacco cultivation, and the formation of the Rhode Island colony.

1. Write a short essay (paragrap, half page) describing the context
for, definition of, and significance/after-effect of each item, in
terms of 17th-century (1600s) English-American colonial
history:
the Virginia Company of London, 1606-1624
Jamestown, 1607+
the "starving time", 1609-1610
Bermuda, 1609+
headrights vs. indentured servitude, 1618-1690s
tobacco, 1612+ in Virginia
Separatists, 1606+ ("Pilgrims" after 1622)
the "Mayflower Compact", Nov. 1620
Rhode Island Colony, fd. 1644
indenture vs. slavery