Bacon’s Rebellion: 1676 – first stirs of revolution – fight between 2 leaders, not over tyranny
• Mid-17th century = Virginia grew economically and began to split politically (parties compete for favor of the government and debated over how to deal with the natives) • Victory of Oliver Cromwell in England caused for more English immigrants to settle in America. Land was running out and people were forced to move further into Indian land which caused conflict between the two societies. • Sir William Berkley was appointed governor in Virginia, 1662 by Charles I and was popular at first. He lost his fame when he started to develop an autocratic rule by restricting the vote, holding elections rarely and restricting backcountry representation in the government’s council (often no representation at all) • Nathaniel Bacon: Berkley’s cousin by marriage and was given land and seat in the government’s council because he was family. He was mad with Berkeley because he was excluded from inner circle (and special financial support) of the government’s council and was not allowed to be part of Berkeley’s fur trade • Problems in Virginia at the time included declining tobacco prices, growing commercial competition from Maryland and the Carolinas, an increasingly restricted English market and the rising prices of English manufactured goods. These problems gave rebels and Bacon a reason to fight the government and to put pressure on the Indians. • 1675 = The Doeg Indians raided a plantation & killed a white servant which gave the locals a motive to retaliate (accidentally attacked the powerful Susquehannocs to which drove more violence). • Berkeley begs Bacon to stop the attacks but Bacon leads another instead (seized friendly Appomattox Indians for “stealing” corn.) These attacks drove Berkeley to send 300 armed men to Bacon’s headquarters and force him to stop his havoc and flee. Bacon was then called a rebel and removed from the council. • In the Long Assembly, Berkeley tried to make friends with the Indians and declares war on the unfriendly. To pay for this war he also makes a tax which further maddens the backwoods people. • Bacon was elected into House of Burgess after recognizing his bad actions, apologizing and being pardoned by the House. During his time in the House, Bacon forced the government to meet his demands and “ruled” Jamestown from July 30 and September 1676 with the help of the angry backcountry people • Bacon controlled the town. He and his forces marched and burnt it when Berkeley tried to regain it on September 19, 1676 by using merchant ships for force. • Bacon almost controlled all Virginia but died suddenly which allowed Berkley regain control (hung 23 rebels and created a new treaty in 1677 with the tribes which gave the English more land when he returned) • Bacon’s Rebellion = Significant: Indians no longer tolerated European expansion, it shows that there were tensions between East and West landowner, whites can’t stick to agreements made and that free landless men (who led rebellion) could bring instability. This lead to the use of Africans for slaves instead of the indentured whites to prevent social unrest.
Whiskey Rebellion-1791 to 1803 when the tax was appealed.
-after the American revolution, Alexander Hamilton urged the govt to impose a tax on alcohol producers to pay the debt accumalated during the war
-small distileries were taxed by the gallon while large distilleries were charged a flay rate
-most of the opposition to the tax came from western farmers who normally turn their extra grain into alcohol, they compared it to the Stamp Act of 1765
-by 1794, the rebellion became armed, and so president Washington demonstrated federal power by stopping the rebellion with government militia but met with no resistance
-showed the the government had the power to stop rebellions and made people realize that if they want to change the law they had to do it peacefully or the government will retaliate
Shays's Rebellion: 1786-1787 in Massachusetts, led by farmer and war veteran Daniel Shays
*After the American Revolutionary War, the U.S. was consumed in war debts. The government soon made the citizens help out on top of the already established taxes.
*In 1786, Shays started to demand tax relief, paper money, and other "money solvers." Shays's followers and Shays were soon given the title of traitors by the legislature.
*In the winter of 1786, Shays and followers traveled to Springfield in order to take weopons from the arsenal there.
*In January 1787, state militiamen stopped the rebellion
*Significance: All together, the rebellion was a failure. The only real plus for the participants was a little tax relief. But this rebellion was a scare if you want to call it that to the new nation and it pushed the idea of producing a new constitution.
Nat Turner’s Rebellion: August 22-August 23 of 1831 in Southampton County VA, led by Nat Turner a slave preacher.
The shift of economic power from the upper South to the lower South started to show the dominance of cotton.
Rise of cotton = Expansion of slavery.
Slaves hated being slaves and wanted to be free so that they could live their lives the way that they wanted.
Nat Turner was a very religious man and believed that it was his destiny to lead slaves to freedom.
In the night of August 22, Turner led a group of about 70 slaves house to house killing almost 60 whites this including Turner’s owner and his family. The revolt lead into the early morning hours of August 23 until the revolt was put down by state and federal troops.
Because of this revolt more than 100 blacks were executed during this attack because of the white militiamen who had tried to put down the revolt.
Significance: Large scale and one of the major slave revolts and acts of resistance shown by slaves. It also had shown that the slaves were not necessarily afraid of their masters which had put fears into whites of slave conspiracies and more violence to come after news was spread about the revolt.
Turner’s Revolt led to stricter slave laws in the South and trying to stop Southerners who advocated the abolition of slavery.
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Nat Turner's Rebellion for me please
Whiskey Rebellion is mine
I guess I will take Shays's Rebellion
Bacon’s Rebellion: 1676 – first stirs of revolution – fight between 2 leaders, not over tyranny
• Mid-17th century = Virginia grew economically and began to split politically (parties compete for favor of the government and debated over how to deal with the natives)
• Victory of Oliver Cromwell in England caused for more English immigrants to settle in America. Land was running out and people were forced to move further into Indian land which caused conflict between the two societies.
• Sir William Berkley was appointed governor in Virginia, 1662 by Charles I and was popular at first. He lost his fame when he started to develop an autocratic rule by restricting the vote, holding elections rarely and restricting backcountry representation in the government’s council (often no representation at all)
• Nathaniel Bacon: Berkley’s cousin by marriage and was given land and seat in the government’s council because he was family. He was mad with Berkeley because he was excluded from inner circle (and special financial support) of the government’s council and was not allowed to be part of Berkeley’s fur trade
• Problems in Virginia at the time included declining tobacco prices, growing commercial competition from Maryland and the Carolinas, an increasingly restricted English market and the rising prices of English manufactured goods. These problems gave rebels and Bacon a reason to fight the government and to put pressure on the Indians.
• 1675 = The Doeg Indians raided a plantation & killed a white servant which gave the locals a motive to retaliate (accidentally attacked the powerful Susquehannocs to which drove more violence).
• Berkeley begs Bacon to stop the attacks but Bacon leads another instead (seized friendly Appomattox Indians for “stealing” corn.) These attacks drove Berkeley to send 300 armed men to Bacon’s headquarters and force him to stop his havoc and flee. Bacon was then called a rebel and removed from the council.
• In the Long Assembly, Berkeley tried to make friends with the Indians and declares war on the unfriendly. To pay for this war he also makes a tax which further maddens the backwoods people.
• Bacon was elected into House of Burgess after recognizing his bad actions, apologizing and being pardoned by the House. During his time in the House, Bacon forced the government to meet his demands and “ruled” Jamestown from July 30 and September 1676 with the help of the angry backcountry people
• Bacon controlled the town. He and his forces marched and burnt it when Berkeley tried to regain it on September 19, 1676 by using merchant ships for force.
• Bacon almost controlled all Virginia but died suddenly which allowed Berkley regain control (hung 23 rebels and created a new treaty in 1677 with the tribes which gave the English more land when he returned)
• Bacon’s Rebellion = Significant: Indians no longer tolerated European expansion, it shows that there were tensions between East and West landowner, whites can’t stick to agreements made and that free landless men (who led rebellion) could bring instability. This lead to the use of Africans for slaves instead of the indentured whites to prevent social unrest.
Whiskey Rebellion-1791 to 1803 when the tax was appealed.
-after the American revolution, Alexander Hamilton urged the govt to impose a tax on alcohol producers to pay the debt accumalated during the war
-small distileries were taxed by the gallon while large distilleries were charged a flay rate
-most of the opposition to the tax came from western farmers who normally turn their extra grain into alcohol, they compared it to the Stamp Act of 1765
-by 1794, the rebellion became armed, and so president Washington demonstrated federal power by stopping the rebellion with government militia but met with no resistance
-showed the the government had the power to stop rebellions and made people realize that if they want to change the law they had to do it peacefully or the government will retaliate
-tax repealed in 1803 because of no enforcement
Shays's Rebellion: 1786-1787 in Massachusetts, led by farmer and war veteran Daniel Shays
*After the American Revolutionary War, the U.S. was consumed in war debts. The government soon made the citizens help out on top of the already established taxes.
*In 1786, Shays started to demand tax relief, paper money, and other
"money solvers." Shays's followers and Shays were soon given the title of traitors by the legislature.
*In the winter of 1786, Shays and followers traveled to Springfield in order to take weopons from the arsenal there.
*In January 1787, state militiamen stopped the rebellion
*Significance: All together, the rebellion was a failure. The only real plus for the participants was a little tax relief. But this rebellion was a scare if you want to call it that to the new nation and it pushed the idea of producing a new constitution.
Nat Turner’s Rebellion: August 22-August 23 of 1831 in Southampton County VA, led by Nat Turner a slave preacher.
The shift of economic power from the upper South to the lower South started to show the dominance of cotton.
Rise of cotton = Expansion of slavery.
Slaves hated being slaves and wanted to be free so that they could live their lives the way that they wanted.
Nat Turner was a very religious man and believed that it was his destiny to lead slaves to freedom.
In the night of August 22, Turner led a group of about 70 slaves house to house killing almost 60 whites this including Turner’s owner and his family. The revolt lead into the early morning hours of August 23 until the revolt was put down by state and federal troops.
Because of this revolt more than 100 blacks were executed during this attack because of the white militiamen who had tried to put down the revolt.
Significance: Large scale and one of the major slave revolts and acts of resistance shown by slaves. It also had shown that the slaves were not necessarily afraid of their masters which had put fears into whites of slave conspiracies and more violence to come after news was spread about the revolt.
Turner’s Revolt led to stricter slave laws in the South and trying to stop Southerners who advocated the abolition of slavery.
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