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The immediate reason for the Bacon's Rebellion was the Indian attacks on the frontier settlements. Governor William Berkeley refused to retaliate on the Indians, therefore, Nathaniel Bacon and other young men became frustrated by the inability to acquire the land and started this rebellion.
Because Nathaniel Bacon didn't agree with the way the colonists were treating him
DEMOCRACY!!
Lack of protection from the Indians and a low social status so the back-country farmers couldn't get women
Conflict between indentured servants and the Native Americans and the Virginia government wouldnt help get rid of the Native American threats
bacons rebellion happened in 1676
It led to Slavery
Bacon's Rebellion The governor of Virginia, and his associates in the commercial ventures in the colony.
Bacon's Rebellion was precipitated by what Bacon perceived as unfair treatment by William Berkeley, Governor of Virginia. Berkeley excluded Bacon from his government.
That serious social and geographical tensions between colonists existed and threatened the colony's stability.