Bacon's Rebellion

Long-standing tensions between the wealthy and the poor and working class of the Virginia colony burst suddenly into a revolution in 1676 (Washburn 72). The elite vigorously remained united to maintain their hold on the best land of the colonies and the most valuable resources. That control by the wealthy aristocrats changed soon. "Free men who lived along the James River had become convinced that Governor William Berkeley's plans to protect them from Indian assaults were inadequate …

…life, extending all servitude contracts one year, and even infused a poll tax that must be made by all adult males. Soon the slave trade was very much alive and the colonies turned from a society with servants and slaves to a slave society. Work Cited Bacon's Rebellion Washburn, Wilcomb E. The Governor and the Rebel Copyright 1957 Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina Press Wertenbaker, T.J. Torchbearer of the Revolution Copyright 1965 Columbia University Press