Virginia Develops with the House of Burgesses and Bacon’s Rebellion
Use the resources to answer the following questions.
http://www.ushistory.org/us/2f.asp
1. What was the name of the first popularly elected assembly in the New World?
2. In what year was it formed?
3. What would members of the House of Burgesses do on a yearly basis?
4. Why is the House of Burgesses important?
Use the resources to answer the following questions.
Text
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h521.html
video
https://www.schooltube.com/video/2947d8946c9a4f2aa490/Bacon's%20Rebellion
crash course short clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3mfyQb7Yvs
5. Why were the small farmers in Virginia upset with Governor Sir William Berkeley in the
1670’s? (5 reasons)
6. Which issue was particularly troubling for the small farmers? Why?
7. What did Nathaniel Bacon do in 1676?
8. What was the result of Bacon’s Rebellion?
9. What role did the practice of indentured servants have on Bacon’s Rebellion?
10. How did Bacon’s Rebellion impact the development of slavery?