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The Legacy of Bacon’s Rebellion (1676) Main Causes 1. Land hunger resulted in clashes with NAs 2. Dissatisfaction with declining tobacco prices 3. High taxes were levied by the government 4. Lack of opportunity for small farmers 5. Colonial elites held a monopoly over trade with NAs 6. Gov. Berkeley attempted to increase his power and place favorites in positions of power Each of these issues created a volatile situation in colonial VA! Lasting Effects of the Rebellion 1. New land was made available to white settlers to relieve tension 2. Native American tribes were driven off their land 3. Race-based slave economy was established to replace indentured servants 4. The Rebellion represented a new anti-authority sentiment in America- the first of more than 20 uprisings in colonies 5. The Rebellion can help us to see that the Chesapeake region and economy produced a very stratified society which lacked social cohesion