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bacons rebellion happened in 1676
It led to Slavery
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.
There was no particular event that caused the authors of the constitution to meet to create a new constitution. However, Shay's rebellion could perhaps be labeled as the most important singular event which caused the authors of the Constitution to convene.