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1.
2.
True Prosperity for both the colonial government
and tobacco growers began after 1650
Indentured servants were more likely to survive their
term and gain both land and “Freedom Dues”
Tobacco also began to reach a new level of profitability
With this new level of prosperity came a dramatic
expansion of farmed land
Farming in this period resembled slash and burn
techniques
Farms were quickly spread and built and by 1665
occupied all of the best tobacco lands
Changing Chesapeake
3.
The increase in landowners and tobacco production led to
a depression of the market
We also see both the colonial as well as English
governments push for new regulations and taxes
The English Government establishes the navigation acts
In 1641 Governor Berkeley is appointed and begins to
establish elitist laws
Berkely also began to take advantage of his position in
both taxes as well as public land management
By the mid 1670’s many of the recently freed indentured
servants began to express their anger with Berkeley
Problems After 1665
4.
Bacons Rebellion
Began by Nathaniel Bacon
against the Governor Berkeley in
1676
Focused on four main issues
Native American Attacks
Low tobacco prices
Oligarchic government
Restrictions on voting rights
Bacon gains massive amount of
popularity after his victories
against the Native Americans
allies of the Government
Bacon and Berkeley face off
against each other
Current and former indentured
servants join Bacon
5.
Bacon marches on Jamestown and Berkeley is forced to
flee
Bacons supporters loot homes and lands of the loyalists
All looked as if Bacon would overthrow the government
until his unexpected death on October 26th 1676
Due to this Berkeley was able to reclaim the lost lands
Berkeley then went on to abuse his reclaimed power at
the expense of rebel families
King Charles eventually recalls Berkeley to England
End of the Rebellion
6.
Do you think Bacon’s rebellion
was the main reason for the
transition to Slavery or was the
transition inevitable?
Discussion Question
7.
Because of the importance of the Tobacco trade to the
crown the King began to strengthen his power over
the colonies
Fearing increased crown influence the leaders of
Virginia began to develop a more popular following
We also see relations between the small and large
planters improved thanks to the rebound in tobacco
prices during the early 18th century
The popularity of Bacon’s Indian policy was also
continued by the colonial leaders
Crown Reaction
8.
As the year 1700 approached we see a decrease in
English immigration and indentured servants
In order to counteract the slowing English
immigration planters turned to African Slaves
Slavery had been in place both in African and Europe
for Millennia
Prices of slaves also began to justify their purchase
over indentured servants
Legal changes also, most importantly the ending of
the Monopoly of the Royal African Company, pushed
this change
Rise of Slavery