Comparing The Pueblo Rebellion And Bacon's Rebellion During The Colonization Of America

During the colonization of America tension was often present between the lower class and the upper class. This occurs in both South America and in the Sothern colony of Virginia, some examples would be the Pueblo Rebellion, and Bacon’s Rebellion. Taking place in South America the Pueblo Rebellion reflects the tensions between the lower class Indians and the higher class Spanish colonist. Taking place in the colony of Virginia, Bacon’s Rebellion reflects the tension between the lower class farmers, and the higher class plantation owners. These two rebellions may have taken place two very different areas of the Americas, however they both revolve around the same concept of the lower class revolting against the upper class. The tension created because of the unfair treatment of the lower class by the upper class was evident in both the Pueblo and Bacon’s Rebellion. In both the Pueblo and Bacon rebellion you as a reader must know why …show more content…
Some being that they took place in the same time period and the people rebelling lose in the end. However, the main relationship that many people tend to overlook is how the tensions between the upper and lower class are so similar in both the Pueblo and Virginian civilizations. The lower class Pueblo Indians had tension with the higher class Spanish Colonist, and the lower class farmers had tension with the higher class government leaders. However, the Indians and the poor farmers also have tension with other groups, which may have equally led to both of their downfalls. For example, the farmers not only had tension with the government, but they also tension with the Indians. And the Pueblos not only had tension with the Spanish colonist, but they also had tension with the other Indian tribes. These secondary tensions may have equally led to both the Pueblo, and poor farmer’s