jan 1, 1676 - Bacon's Rebellion

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Frontier settlers, mostly former indentured, attacked Natives who were allied with British
Warfare started
Berkely wouldn't help or send troops
Nathaniel Bacon was wealthy, and sorta related to Berkeley
Raised a army to fight Natives
Frontier farmers, planters who wanted more power and money, bound labors of all races
Everyone generally rebelling for more freedom, opportunities
Eventually took control of capital
What were the results of Bacon’s Rebellion? How did this event help institutionalize chattel slavery?
Bacon died a month later, Berkely regained power
Hanged 23 people, plundered farms
Rebellion irreversibly damaged relation w/ Native tribes - lots of killing and enslaving
Because Black and white laborers were banded together they wanted to make more separation
✨racism ✨ laws begin
Royal African Company chartered to transport more slaves from Africa

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