Bacon's Rebellion (dec 28, 1675 – dec 28, 1677)
Description:
Bacon's Rebellion demonstrated that poor whites and poor blacks could be united in a cause. This was a great fear of the ruling class -- what would prevent the poor from uniting to fight them? This fear hastened the transition to RACIAL slavery.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 28, 1675
dec 28, 1677
~ 2 years