Bacons Rebellion

THESIS: Bacon's Rebellion of 1675 is the most influential act against American Government because it provided unification amongst Americans of different races and economic status, it threatened a corrupt Colonial Government, and set a precedent for future Americans to obtain equality. TOPIC #1: Bacon's Rebellion unified different races and economic classes. TOPIC #2: Bacon's Rebellion was one of the first rebellions to attack a corrupt Colonial Government. TOPIC #3: Bacon's Rebellion resulted in the equality of American's who are …

…races and socioeconomic status, it threatened a corrupt Colonial government and it defined the term race, and expanded African American population in Virginia. 1.Smedley p103. In regard to the dangers of Bacon's Rebellion to the wealthy planter, Theodre Allen claims, "It was Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 that prompted wealthy planters to realize clearly the dangers by the dissatisfied laborers." Allen is saying that Bacon's Rebellion really opened planters to the fear of minorities uniting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**