Ei.S Eti=t+ry

tas*rFt Reading ou Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellignl:

ln !ur:e +f I-S75... Frgl:ting br*ke out between l{ative Am*ricans and lpa*rjir*=ei*r= c*lanists. The eolanists pleaded ta G+vernor Eerkeley f*r:=llitarysupp*r! b::tt3:* E#verncrr acting on behalf of the wealthy plar:t*rs, refus=* t*finac:*e s

=i.Far t+ benefit the ccioRy's poor frontier settlers.

*+rkley's refusal did u*t sit $iell r"ritl: a E* year-ald pla::ter narxlcd Haihar:ielff+*+cE" Eae*n, a tali" dark*iqaired, h*t-tempered son of a wealthy Er:glisfurr=a.d*=*===€ Native A=*rirarrs. He called therx'L*rflYes" wiro prey up#ffi "GEEff

fuarrs:E*ss aniiien+a*#amit5l'1*X&7*, Eacon brske fr*rvl his +!* fii+::**erkeE=y and rais** an arrny to Egtrt:l:* Native A*:*ri*=EE= fir? tir* t'irf;i:=i=ironti*r-

G*vernor B*rkeiey qui*kly *eeiared Bae*r:'s nrrny- one-third of whieh era=

=raade xp *f land!*ss settlers and [inder:*:r*d servautsJ* itrlegal. Hearing tha=

rreEa=is, Eacon yr:ar*hed on fara*st*Evn ix September *f tr"#?* t* **afront

=ols!:!s! leaders sb*E:t e =.=:fuer of griev. *tri*=; including the fr*ntier e*E.=-!=:='

lsck oi repyss=Rtation in the l!*::se *f *trgess- Virgini='= c*E*nia! legislata;==.

Yirgini='s "rafubl+u" as many pianters ealle*. th= frentier =ettlers=

resemt=<i

being t*xed aild g*t'*rned withouttheir c*rrsert...

T!:* mtarefu t*rr:*C vialeat. The rebeis set *r= t* tFre t+vvc! as Berk=ley a=dnu*:€F*iis pla*t*rs #*d by ship. Howese+ Ba*+n had littEe efme t* *ei*y Etis

vict*ry. E€* died of il3::*== =

y::*=:Elt after stormi*g !+:za*={*-*=. $p+n Eae*;-;'=

**aeh BerkeE+y r*i=rned ta iamestswn avad e==ily subdr.eeri the l*gd*::iessrebeis.

*&esrr's frebetliox, as it *a!?E* t* k= krE*l&'E?, did succeed in drawir:g !{ing{karle='= aceclti*E: t* Berl**y's g*verr:tt*xf and Charl=s's scn:s::issioner*, +Y

i::*=s*gators, wer* higleEy *ritieal *f E*rk=ley's pclieies. Ehe *E* governcr 1+=r+=

r**a!l*d the Englaed t* *xpEain hir:r*+lf b*t he died b*f*re rr:**ting the kir:g=

Alth*ugk it =p-:"r=# ttre pEanter class to cling more tightl3, to pornre;:, Bae*n=s

E-*b*ili*n expmseii the gr*wilrg p*wer *f tb* c+!r:::y'= f*rr::+r lpdenture*servants.

-. .-anzer, Gsra!* €. !. Alva, Larry 5, Hr!=g*r. L*uis H. lFjiisorl aud E{arsey 1*}'r=!:==E- Tht 3==i!c=-= Bsst+-r

H*=gfui*;: ivlifflin C==pa:ry, 2a;06. Print, 9-4?-4*

Period: Date:

'* " E**t fl'etrA'tft) 6n lrft*twytel g0&ori54fuLt,fi'Is this document a Srirnary or a secondary source?

Irlumber the following events L-B according to the order theyoccurred:

U,5 History Bacon's Rebellion Name:

-vl/hat does the document say is the effect of Bacon's Rebellion?

King Charles rf England investigates Virginia'sgovernmentGovernor Eerkley declares Bacon's army to be iltegal

Violence erupts between poor Virginian colonist andNative AmericansGovernor Berkley dies

Rebels rnarch on |amestown and set fire tc to*rrn

Governor Berkley reftises to give military assistance t+frontier settlersNathaniel Bacon dies

Natlraniel Bacon raised an army, 1/3 at which t?'erillandless settlers and indentured sersants.

A. Estimated Immigrationn 1607-18f 9

Primary source: "Estimated Immigration into the Thirteen Colonies and the United States . . . 1607*1819,"\v' statistioaltable.Background information: Until the mid-1660s, white indentured servants met the labor needs of Virginia andI\4arylarrd plantations. Then, in the mid-1660s, the supply of white servants fell, and their price rose sharply.

To the Nearest 100 Immio the Nearest IUU lmmr

Years SlavesConviots andPrisoners

IndenturedServants

Free

1647-1699 33,200 2,300 96,600 66,300

1700-t71 s 278,400 52,200 103,600 151,600

t'7'76-t809 114,600 1,000 18,300 253,900

i810-1819 7,000 0 5,300 134,300

Total Immigration1607-1819

433,200 55,500 223,800 606,700

In

Years SlavesConvicts andPrisoners

IndenturedServants

Free

i607-1699 t7 I 49 J.'

1700-1775 47 9 l8 26

1776-1809 30 0 5 6s

l 810-t 819 5 0 4 91

Total Immigrationr607-1819 - J) 4 17 46

Based on "Estimated Immigration into the Thirteen Colonies and the United States, by LegalStatus and Condition of Servitude, 1607-1819," tables one and two, in Aaron S. Fogelman,"From Slaves, Convicts, and Servants to Free Passengers," Journal of American History 85,no, 1 (June 1998):44.

B, Virginia Slave Law: A Slave Woman's Offspring !

Primary source; Virginia Stovery Act, Decerrber, 1662.

Background informationr ln 1662, Virginia made the status of slaves hereditary; a slave woman's offspringbecame the property of her master.

Whereassomedoubtshavearisen*hether@otbyanyEnglishmanuponaNeg9g9g3gshouldbeslaveorfree, be it therefore enacted and declared byThis preient Grand Assenibly, that all children born in this country shall beheld bond or free only according to the condition of the mothpr; and that if any Christian shall commit fornication witha N-e the fines imp;GA5lffiformer aci.

t.lVirginia Slavery,4cf, (December t662), in Statsfes at Large; Being'a Callection of all the Laws of Virginia, ed. William WallerHening, vol. 2, (Richmond, Va.:

\uel Pleasants, 1809-1823), 170.

6, Virginia Slave Law: Kitling a SlaveFrirnary source: Virginia Slavery Act,1669.'sackground information: Duling the 1660s and 1670s, Maryland and Virginia established slave codes.

.r./hereas the only law in force for the

'strUWn€fractory servants resisting their master, mistress, or overseer

/iannot be irrflicted upon Negroes, of many of them be suppressed by other than violent means, be itslave resists his or otler by his mastels order correctingo;racied and declared bv this Gra

hirn) and by the .htf##t, of the

of rudicature- and (

n'r'&;frtfiYHt sharrof iudicature- and other olaces. within this c

tF;frtfl1+.tHt shatl descend unto the ftilift

but themolestation, since it cannot be

induce any man to deslroy his ownw$.Q

VirginiastaveryAcf (166g), ifiThestatutesatLarge: BeingaCatlectionof all theLawsofVirginia,fromtheFirstSessionof theLegislature, in theYear 1679, ed. William Waller Hening, vol.2, (Richmond: 1809-23),270'

D,Virginia Slave LawPrimary gource: Virginia General Assembly, Yirginia Slwery Act, state law, 1705.

BackgrOund infOrmation: In 1705, Virginia singled out people of African descent and Native Americans as

slaves.

| . . .lAn'act declaring rhe Negro, Mulatto, and Indian slaves within rfr* ***r*,, ,o O" r'",A ,r*"

For the better settling and preservation of estates within this dominiollr . . .

ll. Be it enacted, by the governor, couneil and burgesses of this present general assembly, and it is hereby enacted by

the authori[z of the same, That from and'after the passing of t]ris act,-all and Indian in all courtsatrd not

manner and-A;{;;1/-

custom of land held in lillesible] simple. [ ,

VirEinia General Assembly, Virginia Slavery Acf (19 March 1705), reprinted in Stalufes at Large; Being a Collection of ail the Laws

of Virginia, ed. Witliam Watler Hening, vol. 2, (Richmond, Va.: Samuel Pleasants, 1809-1823), 27O'

Courtesy of l{istory Maners, a project of the American Soclal History Project/Center for Media rand Learning (City University of New

york, Graduate Center) and the Centerfor History and New Media (George Mason University)'

shall be he

Name:Perlod: Date:

BaeO nf s tebelli'on, Sources

Directionsr In gre*ps,of,2'3 read'the sourees and answer,tlre questions aboutthem below.

1. Between L6AZ and !699, whal prgs ttre }a-qgestimmigrant group to the coloniesj

'' :. . . 'i . . '. , .,. -:.,r., -.,. :

a. How many immigrants did this group accountfor?

a How ma"ny immigrants did thiq gropp,46co-tq,$[or! " :,r,:,

b. What percentage of toAI immigration did this group account for?

US History Name:Date: Period:

Bacon's Rebellion Sources

Directions: With a partner, read Sources B-D and answer the questions about them below.

Source B

1. According to this 1552 VA law, whose condition determined whether a child was born (held bold) as

a slave or born free? The father's or the mother/s condition? The

2. lf a White slave master had a child with a Black slave woman, the child would be born

3. What penalty did a Christian have to pay if they had sex (fornicated) with a Black man or woman?

They had to pay

4. Historical lnference: Therefore, do you think White slave masters would want to have children with

their Black female slaves? Why or why not?

:ii.lurce C

5. According to this 1669 VA law, if a slave resists his/her master and the slave master kills the slave,

what will be the penalty? The slave master will be

6. Why is this the penalty? According to the document, no slave master would plan to

-

his

slave.

7. Historical lnference: Therefore, do you think White slave masters would want to kill their slaves?

Why or why not?

Source D

8. According to this 1.705 VA law, what happens to a slave when their master dies? Who do they

belong to?

9. Historical lnference: Therefore, do you think White slave masters would want to free their slaves?

Why or why not?

1.0. What kind of source (primary or secondary) are all of these three sources? They are all