What Happened To Bacon's Rebellion?
Bacon’s Rebellion, an uprising of indentured servants, was the result of tensions between social classes, which identifying the need for slaves, indicating racism, and promoted American independence through the idea that anyone can stand up to authority. Bacon’s rebellion occurred due to the fact there were many unhappy freemen wandering the Virginia area because they had no wife or land. This rebellion resulted due to the fact Governor Berkley was friendly towards the indians and prohibited people from taking land any further west than what has already been established. As a result of Berkley's actions, Bacon and his fellow freemen murdered many Indians, dispelled Berkley from Jamestown, and burned the settlement to ashes. These actions demonstrated
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As slaves became this reliable resource, a distinguishment was made between Europeans and Africans. Laws were passed, such as the slave codes, which establish Africans as slaves and gave white indentured servants more freedom. Before Bacon’s Rebellion Europeans did not necessarily see themselves as superior to Africans or think of them as any less competent or productive. What changed Europeans’ view of Africans was the fact they were associated specifically with planation slavery. They were punished when they did not fulfill their work quota, and the labor they endured was arduous. Others started to generalize about about the African race and transformed the idea of racism into a negative one. The idea of racism also became acceptable during the time of the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Even Thomas Jefferson the spokesman for the idea, equality to all, approved of this racial inequality due to the fact he did not want to give up his slaves. Therefore, the idea that slaves are not considered to be human beings was adapted in order to preserve wealthy landowners profitable plantations, and its cheap source of
As slaves became this reliable resource, a distinguishment was made between Europeans and Africans. Laws were passed, such as the slave codes, which establish Africans as slaves and gave white indentured servants more freedom. Before Bacon’s Rebellion Europeans did not necessarily see themselves as superior to Africans or think of them as any less competent or productive. What changed Europeans’ view of Africans was the fact they were associated specifically with planation slavery. They were punished when they did not fulfill their work quota, and the labor they endured was arduous. Others started to generalize about about the African race and transformed the idea of racism into a negative one. The idea of racism also became acceptable during the time of the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Even Thomas Jefferson the spokesman for the idea, equality to all, approved of this racial inequality due to the fact he did not want to give up his slaves. Therefore, the idea that slaves are not considered to be human beings was adapted in order to preserve wealthy landowners profitable plantations, and its cheap source of