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APUSH Review: Rebellions
and Conflict in the Colonial
Era
Everything You Need To Know About Rebellions And
Conflict In The Colonial Era To Succeed In APUSH
Bacon’s Rebellion (1676)
 What was it?
 Rebellion of poor, landless whites, led by Nathaniel Bacon (in
Jamestown, VA)
 Why did it occur?
 Bacon and other famers lived further west, conflict with
Natives
 Upset with Governor Berkeley and eastern farm owners
 What happened?
 Bacon and his followers burned Jamestown, almost took
control of Virginia
 Significance?
 Demonstrated class tensions
 Rebellion against authority
 Movement away from indentured servants to slaves
Pueblo (Pope’s) Revolt (1680)
 What was it?
 Native American Rebellion against the Spanish in New Mexico
 Why did it occur?
 2,000 Spanish and 30,000 Pueblos
 Spanish priests and government suppressed Native practices
that were inconsistent with Christianity
 Spanish demanded tribute and labor from Natives
 What happened?
 Pope (Native religious leader) killed hundreds and forced
Spanish to flee
 Spain regains control in 1696
 Significance?
 Spanish sought to religiously assimilate the Natives
 Pueblos were given more freedoms from the Spanish
Stono Rebellion (1739)
 What was it?
 Rebellion in South Carolina involving roughly 100 slaves
 Why did it occur?
 Slaves were resisting their place in society
 What happened?
 Slaves captured weapons, killed many whites, sought to
flee to Spanish Florida
 They were not successful in their attempt to escape to
Florida
 Most of those involved were killed
 Significance?
 As with other future slave rebellions (Nat Turner, Denmark
Vesey), Southerners clamped down on slaves and made
harsher laws
Leisler’s Rebellion (1689)
What was it?
Attempted rebellion led by Jacob Leisler of NY
Why did it occur?
Leisler sought to challenge colonial elites
What happened?
Raised a militia, claimed himself head of NY
government
Significance?
Demonstrated tensions between the wealthy
elite and lower classes
Salem Witch Trials (1680s –
 What was it?
1690s)
 Hysteria that swept over New England in 1680s-1690s
 Why did it occur?
 Young girls behaved in a strange manner, accused servants
of witchcraft
 It quickly spread to many others in the colonies
 What happened?
 Most of accused were middle-aged women, some had
property
 Accusers tended to be less wealthy than accused
 Significance?
 Demonstrated tensions between rich and poor
 Exposed tensions over the role of women
Tips for Rebellion and Conflict
M.C. Questions
 Most likely, the answer will focus on
TENSIONS or people being unhappy
 Class tensions and economic tensions
could be an answer
 Don’t forget east vs. west
 Although slaves most frequently resisted
by running away, there were slave
rebellions: Stono, Nat Turner, Denmark
Vesey
 Good luck!
Past Essay Topic
 2003 (Form B)
 Compare the ways in which TWO of the following
reflected tensions in colonial society:
 Bacon’s Rebellion (1676), Pueblo Revolt (1680),
Salem Witchcraft Trials (1692), and Stono Rebellion
(1739)
 http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap03_frq_us_history_b
_23077.pdf
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