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What violent revolt in 1676 convinced Virginia’s planter class that a new method of obtaining labor for their plantations was required

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Bacon's Rebellion

Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. About a thousand Virginians rebelled because they begrudged Governor Berkeley's friendly policies towards the Native Americans.


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