Bacon's Rebellion

Today, my topic is about the backgrounds of indentured servants, and slavery. I will be answering how they are similar, different, how they originated, and who was affected during this period. This takes place during the 1600’s through the 1800’s. I will first explain how they are similar. The first reason they are similar, is because in 1619, when the first Africans arrived in Virginia, they were treated equally as an indentured servant. They also had freedom, just as an indentured servant,…

In the 1600s, England’s two most prominent colonies in the Americas were busily evolving into disparate societies with different goals and social structures, even though the people who settled Massachusetts Bay, Virginia, and their surrounding colonies all emigrated from the same country. This difference in overall development occurred due to the contrasting motives of the colonists departing for New England and the Chesapeake. The people who would become New Englanders were motivated by the…

The Whisky Rebellion might often be overlooked in a high school history book, however, it significantly helped to shape the American West. The mentality of the West was that of opportunity and adventure. American Frontiersmen came to the west looking to help build a new nation, however, they soon believed that the government did not have their best interest. This lead to the frontier man’s discovery that his anger could influence the government. Although it helped to legitimize federal authority…

The question what does it mean to say whiteness is constructed, is a question that can be taken and answer in different views and ways, because race and social construction is a very complex subject. We can start by defining social construction, in the book “Race and Racism” the author Tanya Maria Golash-Boza, defines it as an idea or way of viewing people based not on biological differences but on social perceptions. The idea of classifying race and differences is a very modern system, which…

as reliable as African slaves, so the Transatlantic Trade Route was created. with the spread of tobacco growing at high rates someone need to work on the plantations. The work force also shifted to slaves from indentured servants because of Bacon’s Rebellion, where indentured serves revolted and burned Jamestown to the ground. many people did not want another uprising and decided that it would be safer to used slaves instead. Prejudice also made…

land ownership. Foner’s “Nathaniel Bacon on Bacon’s Rebellion” shows the clash of cultures as the colonists began their march west. Nathaniel Bacon, wealthy southern planter, ignited confrontation when he led a small uprising to the local government to remove Indians where land was needed to expand. He called out local Governor of Virginia, William Berkeley, for his taxes on southern farmers and his stern policy on Native Americans. Nathaniel Bacon’s uprising failed because the attack, which…

What were Father Le Jeune’s impressions and assessment of Native American religion? Father Le Jeune thought that the Native American religion was actually nothing like what he thought a true religion was. He noticed that they wouldn’t pray to a god and wouldn’t even say “god” or “bless you”. Instead of praying to a god, he found them praying for food, animals, and for survival. After seeing Native American religion, Father Le Jeune thought that their religion isn’t serious at all and that it is…

The rebellions as well as religion led the legislators to develop more laws to sustain the distinction between the white lower class and black slaves. By the end of the 1600s, laws passed made it very clear that if an individual was black, he or she were a slave…

1. Hofstadter 18-21 Richard Hakluyt “Discourse of the Western Planting” The passage depicts the arguments that Richard Hakluyt makes to convince the Queen of England to support Sir Walter Raleigh's and Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s colonization efforts. Through the passage, Hakluyt brings up the religion, economy, and power. He stresses that the colonies can be used as tools to convert Indians to Christianity, which has now been reformed due to the Protestant Reformation. Hakluyt also states that…

Bacon was also a member of Berkeley's council. The reason for why the rebellion was formed was because the Governor, William Berkeley, refused to fight back when the Native Americans attacked and didn’t protect the settlements from the attacks. Then, Bacon disregarded Berkeley’s commands and took the rest of his men south to…