USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. Bacon’s Rebellion (1676) was the first full-scale armed insurrection in Colonial America pitting the landowner Nathaniel Bacon (l. 1647-1676) and his supporters of black and white indentured servants and African slaves against his cousin-by-marriage Governor William Berkeley (l.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -However, as more and more indentured servants completed their contracts and demanded land, planters grew concerned about the growing number of landless, disgruntled men. After Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676, planters turned to African slavery as a way to secure a labor force that could never gain freedom.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shortly after Bacon’s death, Berkeley regained complete control and hanged the major leaders of the rebellion. He also seized rebel property without the benefit of a trial. All in all, twenty-three persons were hanged for their part in the rebellion.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bacon’s Rebellion was an armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers that took place from 1676 to 1677. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Colonial Governor William Berkeley, after Berkeley refused Bacon’s request to drive Native Americans out of Virginia.