Bacon’s Rebellion (1676-1677): A group of former indentured servants who were upset about not receiving enough or any land after their servitude revolted and got violent after the governor, William Berkely, got the legislature to revoke their voting rights because they were causing trouble. They felt Berkley was favouring the elite and refusing to help farmers to attack indigenous people and take their land. First they attacked American Indian settlements, the Berkley himself (jan 1, 1676 – jan 1, 1677)

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