Colonial Virginia and Bacon's Rebellion Lecture Review

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the economic policies of the Virginia Company and the causes and consequences of Bacon's Rebellion.

Virginia Company Land Grant (Passage Cost)

The cost of $150.00$ for the importation of a servant from England to Virginia, which entitled a man to a land grant.

Virginia Company Room and Board Requirement

The annual cost of $25.00$ per year that a man had to provide for a servant's room and board to receive a land grant.

Virginia Company Land Grant (Acreage)

The amount of $50$ acres granted to a man's farm for paying a servant's passage and providing room and board for $7$ years.

Government Official Land Compensation

The payment of $100$ acres of land given for every $2$ years of services to His Majesty, The King.

Bacon’s Rebellion (1670s)

A rebellion in Virginia where not-quite-rich whites, indentured servants, and enslaved people rose against rich whites, resulting in Jamestown being burned to the ground.

Primary Cause of Bacon’s Rebellion

Frontier settlers wanted greater protection from Indigenous attacks and more access to western land.

Historical Significance of Bacon’s Rebellion

It demonstrated that conflicts over land, labor, and political power could threaten colonial governments.

Social Impact of Bacon’s Rebellion

It defined and cemented ‘race’ as a concept in America and caused an acceleration of the entrenchment of white supremacy.

Labor Shift in Virginia

The main reason for the shift from mostly indentured servants to mostly enslaved labor in Virginia.

1705 Virginia Slave Codes

A set of $20$ different laws passed in Virginia restricting blacks (free or enslaved) from activities such as traveling freely, owning weapons, or marrying whites.