Bacon's Rebellion Pros And Cons

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Many major events took place in American History. The Bacon's Rebellion and the Revolutionary War are just some examples of this. Both changed history and made America what it is today. The Bacon Rebellion was the first true act of rebellion against the government. While the Revolutionary War changed the nation and societal views. The Revolutionary War had a greater impact on American history. Bacon’s Rebellion of 1676 was due to a dispute between Native Americans and former Indentured Slaves. These Slaves worked for seven years and were released to start a new life. But they started pushing into Native American territory. The Governor, Sir William Berkley did not help the English settlers because he had a secret alliance with the Native Americans. In the article it stated, “Colonists denounced the government as a corrupt band of oligarchs more interested in lining their pockets than protecting the people.” …show more content…

America gained its independence, and gained allies. They questioned slavery and indentured slaves. Some pros of Bacon’s Rebellion is that for the first time black and white indentured servants and slaves united together to challenge the colonial government. The Cons of the Revolution is that it affected the lives of slaves and even free blacks. The worst consequence of the Revolution is the end of profitable trading. The British put restrictions on trade, manufacturing and settlement. The cons of the Bacon's Rebellion was that African slavery took off and became popular in America due to the rebellion of former Indentured slaves. It stated, “The permanent deprivation of freedom and the separate legal status of enslaved Africans facilitated the maintenance of strict racial barriers.” Not only were black and whites separated but now there is a distinction between