{"id":10628,"date":"2017-09-14T14:24:12","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T21:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/hs\/?p=10628"},"modified":"2017-09-12T14:24:39","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T21:24:39","slug":"bacons-rebellion-apush-topics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/hs\/ap\/bacons-rebellion-apush-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacon’s Rebellion: APUSH Topics to Study for Test Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bacon's<\/p>\n

Bacon\u2019s Rebellion was a failed insurrection against the government of colonial Virginia. Bacon\u2019s Rebellion APUSH questions will center on the causes and impact of this 1676 conflict.<\/p>\n

What is Bacon\u2019s Rebellion?<\/h2>\n

By the 1670s, Virginia Colony was experiencing division between a class of wealthy landowners and the poorer colonists, both free and indentured servants. Resentment grew as the poorer class perceived the colonial government, especially Governor William Berkeley, as serving the interests of the wealthy.<\/p>\n

Tensions were especially high surrounding the issue of Native American relations. Berkeley had come to an agreement with neighboring tribes about land use. He promised that settlers would not push further west. Colonists living on the western frontier, however, resented this restriction. They felt that all of the good land had already been taken by the wealthy and they were being denied an opportunity to better their own economic situations. Frontiersmen began to ignore the accord and push westward, resulting in attacks on colonists by Native Americans.<\/p>\n

One such frontiersman was Nathaniel Bacon. He raised a force to push Native Americans further west in an attempt to claim more lands. When Native Americans retaliated, he expected the support of the Virginia government. Instead, Berkeley sent an army to stop Bacon. In response, Bacon turned his forces on Jamestown. Bacon was seen as a \u201cman of the people\u201d standing up against an unpopular government, and the rebellion grew in strength. The rebels managed to drive Berkeley into hiding as the rebels and government struggled for control.<\/p>\n

The rebellion ended abruptly when Bacon died of dysentery in the fall of 1676. Berkeley returned and his army quickly crushed what was left of the rebellion.<\/p>\n

Important year to note for Bacon\u2019s Rebellion:<\/h2>\n

1676:<\/strong> Year of Bacon\u2019s rebellion<\/p>\n

Why is Bacon\u2019s Rebellion so important?<\/h2>\n

In the wake of Bacon\u2019s Rebellion, the wealthy class remained in power in Virginia. Their distrust of the poor, especially of indentured servants (many participated in Bacon\u2019s Rebellion), grew. This actually led to the growth of the slave trade, as they sought a more reliable, controllable, permanent labor source than indentured servants.<\/p>\n

While Bacon\u2019s Rebellion did not meet its goals, it did highlight larger issues that the colonies would have to continue to deal with, such as:<\/p>\n