Bacon's Rebellion: the Declaration (1676)

question 24

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Bacon's Rebellion: The Declaration (1676)
1. For having, upon specious pretenses of public works, raised great unjust taxes upon the commonalty for the advancement of private favorites and other sinister ends, but no visible effects in any measure adequate; for not having, during this long time of his government, in any measure advanced this hopeful colony either by fortifications, towns, or trade. . . .
2. For having wronged his Majesty's prerogative and interest by assuming monopoly of the beaver trade and for having in it unjust gain betrayed and sold his Majesty's country and the lives of his loyal subjects to the barbarous heathen.
3. For having protected, favored, and emboldened the Indians against his Majesty's loyal subjects, never contriving, requiring, or appointing any due or proper means of satisfaction for their many invasions, robberies, and murders committed upon us.
. . . we accuse Sir William Berkeley as guilty . . . and as one who has traitorously attempted, violated, and injured his Majesty's interest here by a loss of a great part of this his colony and many of his faithful loyal subjects by him betrayed and in a barbarous and shameful manner exposed to the incursions and murder of the heathen.
Nathaniel Bacon
General by Consent of the people.
-The expression of grievances by Nathaniel Bacon best illustrates the

• A) emergence of regional and class tensions in the colonies.
• B) development of new labor systems in Virginia.
• C) greater religious and independence and diversity in the Chesapeake.
• D) British efforts to impose more structure and hierarchy in the South.

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Definitions:

Budget Constraint

The limitations on the consumption choices of an individual or household as determined by income and the prices of goods and services.

Prime-Rib Dinners

Meals focusing on a prime cut of rib beef, roasted and served as a choice dining option, often accompanied by various sides.

Income Increases

A rise in the amount of money received, typically from employment, business, or investments.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded by consumers.