Bacon's Rebellion Explained: US History Review

The video explores Bacon's Rebellion of 1676, highlighting its causes, events, and effects. It discusses the class tensions between the elite and the frontier settlers, the role of Nathaniel Bacon, and the rebellion's failure. The aftermath led to a shift from indentured servitude to African slavery, exposing vulnerabilities in the colonial class system.

What was the headright system designed to do in the Virginia colony?

• Limit the number of immigrants to the colony

• Encourage wealthy individuals to bring indentured servants

• Ensure equal land distribution among settlers

• Provide free land to Native Americans

Which of the following was NOT a cause of discontent among the frontier settlers leading to Bacon's Rebellion?

• Lack of land

• High taxes

• Abundance of women

• Loss of voting rights

Who was elected as the leader of the rebels during Bacon's Rebellion?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Nathaniel Bacon

• John Smith

• William Berkeley

What significant action did the rebels take in Jamestown during Bacon's Rebellion?

• They signed a peace treaty

• They burned it to the ground

• They built a new fort

• They established a new government

What was the ultimate fate of Nathaniel Bacon?

• He was captured and executed

• He became the governor

• He fled to England

• He died of dysentery

What major change in labor systems occurred as a result of Bacon's Rebellion?

• Increase in indentured servitude

• Shift to African slavery

• Introduction of wage labor

• Expansion of Native American labor

What fear did Bacon's Rebellion expose among the plantation owners?

• A collapse of the fur trade

• A united front of poor Blacks and poor whites

• A rebellion led by Native Americans

• A takeover by the British crown