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  2. APUSH Review: Rebellions and Conflict in the Colonial Era Everything You Need To Know About Rebellions And Conflict In The Colonial Era To Succeed In APUSH

  3. Bacon’s Rebellion (1676) • What was it? • Rebellion of poor, landless whites, led by Nathaniel Bacon (in Jamestown, VA) • Why did it occur? • Bacon and other famers lived further west, conflict with Natives • Upset with Governor Berkeley and eastern farm owners • What happened? • Bacon and his followers burned Jamestown, almost took control of Virginia • Significance? • Demonstrated class tensions • Rebellion against authority • Movement away from indentured servants to slaves

  4. Pueblo (Pope’s) Revolt (1680) • What was it? • Native American Rebellion against the Spanish in New Mexico • Why did it occur? • 2,000 Spanish and 30,000 Pueblos • Spanish priests and government suppressed Native practices that were inconsistent with Christianity • Spanish demanded tribute and labor from Natives • What happened? • Pope (Native religious leader) killed hundreds and forced Spanish to flee • Spain regains control in 1696 • Significance? • Spanish sought to religiously assimilate the Natives • Pueblos were given more freedoms from the Spanish

  5. Stono Rebellion (1739) • What was it? • Rebellion in South Carolina involving roughly 100 slaves • Why did it occur? • Slaves were resisting their place in society • What happened? • Slaves captured weapons, killed many whites, sought to flee to Spanish Florida • They were not successful in their attempt to escape to Florida • Most of those involved were killed • Significance? • As with other future slave rebellions (Nat Turner, Denmark Vesey), Southerners clamped down on slaves and made harsher laws

  6. Leisler’s Rebellion (1689) • What was it? • Attempted rebellion led by Jacob Leisler of NY • Why did it occur? • Leisler sought to challenge colonial elites • What happened? • Raised a militia, claimed himself head of NY government • Significance? • Demonstrated tensions between the wealthy elite and lower classes

  7. Salem Witch Trials (1680s – 1690s) • What was it? • Hysteria that swept over New England in 1680s-1690s • Why did it occur? • Young girls behaved in a strange manner, accused servants of witchcraft • It quickly spread to many others in the colonies • What happened? • Most of accused were middle-aged women, some had property • Accusers tended to be less wealthy than accused • Significance? • Demonstrated tensions between rich and poor • Exposed tensions over the role of women

  8. Tips for Rebellion and Conflict M.C. Questions • Most likely, the answer will focus on TENSIONS or people being unhappy • Class tensions and economic tensions could be an answer • Don’t forget east vs. west • Although slaves most frequently resisted by running away, there were slave rebellions: Stono, Nat Turner, Denmark Vesey • Good luck!

  9. Past Essay Topic • 2003 (Form B) • Compare the ways in which TWO of the following reflected tensions in colonial society: • Bacon’s Rebellion (1676), Pueblo Revolt (1680), Salem Witchcraft Trials (1692), and Stono Rebellion (1739) • http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap03_frq_us_history_b_23077.pdf

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