Question

Explain the causes of Bacon’s Rebellion. How was this rebellion a conflict between the Virginia elite? What were the consequences of Bacon’s Rebellion?

Answer 1

Answer:

Causes:

-Workforce laborers and servants were being exploit by landowners and were in debt

-The death rate was high, and the English servants who could get land would get land in poor quality, bad locations and controlled by Native Americans

-Governor William Berkeley was put by the British Crown to ensure that planters paid taxes but because of the corrupt system rich landowners often times avoided taxes and fees

How this was a conflict

The elite was threatened to the point that they decided to get more slaves instead of white servants

Consequences

Life losses and changes in policies