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

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

Do now!

What causes people to resist authority?

a.a. What was tobacco’s effect on Virginia’s What was tobacco’s effect on Virginia’s economy?economy?

1. 1. Vital role in putting VA on a firm economic Vital role in putting VA on a firm economic footing.footing.

2. 2. Tobacco promoted the use of the Tobacco promoted the use of the plantation system.plantation system.

3.. Need for cheap, abundant labor.3.. Need for cheap, abundant labor.

(I) Virginia: “Child of Tobacco”

(I) Virginia: “Child of Tobacco”

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Headright SystemHeadright System: Plantation owners were given 50 acres for every indentured servant they sponsored to come to America.

Indentured ContractIndentured Contract: Served plantation owner for 7 years as a laborer in return for passage to America.

Freedom DuesFreedom 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.

What factors led to the introduction of

African slaveryAfrican slavery replacing indentured indentured

servitudeservitude as the labor force in the

American Colonies?

What factors led to the introduction of

African slaveryAfrican slavery replacing indentured indentured

servitudeservitude as the labor force in the

American Colonies?

Bacon’s RebellionBacon’s Rebellion((1676 - 1677)1676 - 1677)

Bacon’s RebellionBacon’s Rebellion((1676 - 1677)1676 - 1677)

Nathaniel Bacon represents

former indentured servants.

Nathaniel Bacon represents

former indentured servants.

GovernorGovernorWilliam William

Berkeley of Berkeley of JamestownJamestown

GovernorGovernorWilliam William

Berkeley of Berkeley of JamestownJamestown

(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 taxese. 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???

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 Berkeley monopolized the fur trade with the Indians in the area.Indians in the area.

Berkeley refused to retaliate for Indian attacks on Berkeley refused to retaliate for Indian attacks on frontier settlementsfrontier 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(III) The Rebellion Itself

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)

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!!!)