Answer:
A major cause of Bacon's Rebellion was tensions among landless white colonists and Governor Berkeley's failure to protect colonists against Indian retaliation.
Explanation:
Bacon's rebellion was a rebellion in 1676 in the Virginia colony, led by Nathaniel Bacon.
The late 17th century in the North American colonies saw the emergence of trade classes that took control of lands, something that the majority of the peasantry was dissatisfied with. The peasants often disagreed with religion with these traders and were barely able to live off their property. In addition, these people owned land that was closer to the border areas and was subject to constant Native American attacks. They were farthest away and had poor communication with the markets to sell their fruits and vegetables. Often their lands were owned by eastern speculators. Taxes were high, especially on tobacco after 1660, and to make matters worse, Governor Sir William Berkeley had only granted voting rights to property owners, which excluded the peasants. The weather created many problems; hail storms, floods, droughts and hurricanes could occur within one year.
With all this discontent, the condition eased when problems with the Indians escalated in 1676. One particular attack had already occurred on the plantation of Thomas Mathews, located in the Northern Neck section of Virginia near the Potomac River. The frontiersmen avenged themselves, but attacked the wrong tribe and unleashed large-scale Native American attacks. The settlers appealed to the governor to take action against any or all of the tribes, but Berkeley, no doubt from a purely commercial standpoint, refused, since such measures would inevitably damage lucrative markets.
