Bacon's Rebellion

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The leader of the Rebellion

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Nathaniel Bacon

Front

This idea helped the rich leaders in the colonists prevent future rebellions in which whites and blacks joined together:

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Racism

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This group of people suffered the most after Bacon's Rebellion. They received harsh punishments.

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Slaves

Front

These people were attacked during Bacon's Rebellion, even though the Governor of Virginia had ordered them to be left alone.

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Native Americans

Front

Bacon's Rebellion revealed that there was _____ in which the poor and the rich in the colonies were at odds with each other.

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Class Conflict

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What effect did Bacon's Rebellion have on the colonies/U.S.?

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Slavery became the dominant form of labor in the South

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How did England respond to Bacon's rebellion?

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They sent more than 1,000 troops to quell the rebellion.

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What was Bacon's Rebellion?

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An armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.

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Frontier leader who organized a rebellion due to the treatment of poor farmers in the south.

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Nathaniel Bacon

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What happened when Bacon and his militia marched on Jamestown?

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They burned it to the ground

Answer explanation

The event referred to in the question happened during Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. Nathaniel Bacon and his militia marched on Jamestown, the capital of the Virginia Colony, and burned it to the ground. This action was not a peaceful negotiation, a defeat by Governor Berkeley, or a welcoming by the colonists, but a violent act of rebellion.