LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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Shay’s rebellion
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Bacon’s rebellion
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Vesey’s revolt
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The Boston Massacre
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bacon’s Rebellion was triggered when a grab for Native American lands was denied. Bacon’s Rebellion was triggered when a grab for Native American lands was denied. Jamestown had once been the bustling capital of the Colony of Virginia. Now it was a smoldering ruin, and Nathaniel Bacon was on the run.
Detailed explanation-2: -He made several attempts at a siege, during which he kidnapped the wives of several of Berkeley’s biggest supporters, including Mrs. Nathaniel Bacon Sr., and placed them upon the ramparts of his siege fortifications while he dug his position. Infuriated, Bacon burned Jamestown to the ground on September 19, 1676.
Detailed explanation-3: -The oppressive legislation, taxation policy, restrictive voting and representation rights, and emerging social classes were all causes of Bacon’s Rebellion much like they were during the buildup to the American Revolution throughout the 1750s and 1770s.
Detailed explanation-4: -After months of conflict, Bacon’s forces, numbering 300–500 men, moved on Jamestown, which was occupied by Berkeley’s forces, besieging the town. Bacon’s men captured and burned to the ground the colonial capital on September 19. Outnumbered, Berkeley retreated across the river.