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Aim #9: What were the short and long term effects of Bacon’s Rebellion? No Way! A portrait of Kevin Bacon made of bacon??? Why would anyone rebel? A BACON.

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1 Aim #9: What were the short and long term effects of Bacon’s Rebellion? No Way! A portrait of Kevin Bacon made of bacon??? Why would anyone rebel? A BACON SUIT??? AWESOME…NOT FOR THE PIG OF COURSE! OR VEGETARIANS LIKE MRS. O’MALIA

2 OMG! THE HEALTHIEST SANDWICH EVER! (said no one)

3 Do now! What causes people to resist authority?

4 a.What was tobacco’s effect on Virginia’s economy? 1. Vital role in putting VA on a firm economic footing. 2. Tobacco promoted the use of the plantation system. 3.. Need for cheap, abundant labor. (I) Virginia: “Child of Tobacco”

5 ))  Headright System  Headright System: Plantation owners were given 50 acres for every indentured servant they sponsored to come to America.  Indentured Contract  Indentured Contract: Served plantation owner for 7 years as a laborer in return for passage to America.  Freedom Dues  Freedom Dues: Once servant completed his contract, he/she was freed….They were given land, tools, seed and animals. However, they did not receive voting rights.

6 African slavery indentured servitude What factors led to the introduction of African slavery replacing indentured servitude as the labor force in the American Colonies? What factors led to the introduction of African slavery slavery replacing indentured servitude servitude as the labor force in the American Colonies?

7 Bacon’s Rebellion ( 1676 - 1677) Nathaniel Bacon represents former indentured servants. Governor William Berkeley of Jamestown

8 (II) CAUSES OF BACON’S REBELLION (In a nutshell) a. Power in the Virginia colony rested in the hands of a few and royal governor (William Berkeley) did not protect the farmers along the James River from Indian attacks b. Native American raids on land because of unfair trade between the English and tribes c. Bacon goes to Governor Berkeley to voice his complaints d. Berkeley creates a defensive zone around Virginia and colonists have to pay for protection through taxes e. Bacon starts war with the Natives (first rebellion in colonies) f. Bacon creates the “Declaration of the People of Virginia LET’S READ IT NOW SHALL WE???

9 a.Nathaniel Bacon acts as the representative for rebels (led 1,000 Virginians including: indentured servants, poor farmers and even slaves! in a rebellion against Berkeley)  Berkeley monopolized the fur trade with the Indians in the area.  Berkeley refused to retaliate for Indian attacks on frontier settlements. b.Gov. Berkeley refused to meet their conditions and erupts into a civil war. c.Bacon dies, Gov. Berkeley puts down rebellion and several rebels are hung ( III) The Rebellion Itself

10 IV. MAJOR RESULT OF REBELLION a. Move away from using indentured servants as labor to using SLAVES as labor (slaves would not demand equality and fairness )

11 What is the SIGNIFICANCE of Bacon’s Rebellion?  The Significance of Bacon’s Rebellion is that African Slavery was expanded in the American Colonies  (Cause and Effect!!!)  (Changes over Time!!!)

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