Bacon's Rebellion In The American Colonies
Bacon’s Rebellion
Bacon’s Rebellion occurred in 1675 in Virginia. Nathaniel Bacon, a wealthy planter, headed the rebellion against the governor William Berkley and his corrupted regime.
As death rates were falling, more people required land. Most lands were already occupied and any free land was hard to cultivate and grow tobacco. High taxes and falling prices on tobacco, due to the overproduction, limited possibilities for small farmers.
Indentured servants were requiring Indians to be removed, in order to acquire more land. Berkeley has opposed it because Berkeley was profiting from the trade with Indians and was scared of the war. The rebellion began with a small series of Indian massacres, but shortly after, it turned into big a rebellion. …show more content…
The government would collect taxes.Navigation Acts forced the strengthening of the Royal Navy, that were protecting the sailing ships out in the ocean. This also triggered The shipbuilding industry back in New England
Pontiac Rebellion
Before the Pontiac Rebellion, France And Great Britain were involved in different conflicts. One of the largest and well known was the Seven Years War in which England gained the victory. Indians fought on both sides for England and French, but mostly on the French side. However Indians main priority was always to gain independence. Iroquois Indians that used to have a significant level of autonomy now were threatened from British colonies.
In 1763 Indians of the Ohio Valley and Great Lake revolted against the British rule. The rebellion was named after an Ottawa war leader. Although, Newling, the religious prophet from Delaware, had a lot of influence on the ideology behind the …show more content…
Looking at specific events and themes, explain how the colonies became connected.
As American colonies started to attract more people, colonies population grew strategically. England’s mercantilist policy introduced to Americas a lot of goods, that were now available to different types of social classes. Previously luxury goods: coffee, tea and cotton clothing were now available to the middle class. Before the consumer revolution colonies were mainly agricultural, as trade expanded, colonial sites started to appear. The exchange of manufactured goods between them colonies drew them together and turned them to be more alike as England.
In the 18th century, America experienced the growth of an economy. This with a combination of a newly adopted policy of «salutary neglect» allowed colonies to become more autonomous, led to the assemblies become more powerful. Political culture in colonies was quite similar throughout the North America. For the most part, only white man, that possess property could vote. Women, blacks, and Indians generally did not have a «will of their own»e (p.150) that would qualify them to
Bacon’s Rebellion occurred in 1675 in Virginia. Nathaniel Bacon, a wealthy planter, headed the rebellion against the governor William Berkley and his corrupted regime.
As death rates were falling, more people required land. Most lands were already occupied and any free land was hard to cultivate and grow tobacco. High taxes and falling prices on tobacco, due to the overproduction, limited possibilities for small farmers.
Indentured servants were requiring Indians to be removed, in order to acquire more land. Berkeley has opposed it because Berkeley was profiting from the trade with Indians and was scared of the war. The rebellion began with a small series of Indian massacres, but shortly after, it turned into big a rebellion. …show more content…
The government would collect taxes.Navigation Acts forced the strengthening of the Royal Navy, that were protecting the sailing ships out in the ocean. This also triggered The shipbuilding industry back in New England
Pontiac Rebellion
Before the Pontiac Rebellion, France And Great Britain were involved in different conflicts. One of the largest and well known was the Seven Years War in which England gained the victory. Indians fought on both sides for England and French, but mostly on the French side. However Indians main priority was always to gain independence. Iroquois Indians that used to have a significant level of autonomy now were threatened from British colonies.
In 1763 Indians of the Ohio Valley and Great Lake revolted against the British rule. The rebellion was named after an Ottawa war leader. Although, Newling, the religious prophet from Delaware, had a lot of influence on the ideology behind the …show more content…
Looking at specific events and themes, explain how the colonies became connected.
As American colonies started to attract more people, colonies population grew strategically. England’s mercantilist policy introduced to Americas a lot of goods, that were now available to different types of social classes. Previously luxury goods: coffee, tea and cotton clothing were now available to the middle class. Before the consumer revolution colonies were mainly agricultural, as trade expanded, colonial sites started to appear. The exchange of manufactured goods between them colonies drew them together and turned them to be more alike as England.
In the 18th century, America experienced the growth of an economy. This with a combination of a newly adopted policy of «salutary neglect» allowed colonies to become more autonomous, led to the assemblies become more powerful. Political culture in colonies was quite similar throughout the North America. For the most part, only white man, that possess property could vote. Women, blacks, and Indians generally did not have a «will of their own»e (p.150) that would qualify them to