Name: ___________________________________________
APUSH Review: Rebellions and Conflict in the Colonial Era Video Guide
Big Idea Questions Guided Notes Areas of Concern
Why did slavery
increase after Bacon’s Rebellion (1676)
Bacon’s Rebellion? What was it?
Rebellion of poor, landless whites, led by Nathaniel Bacon
How did the
Spanish change (in _______________________________, VA)
after the Pueblo Why did it occur?
Revolt? Bacon and other famers lived further __________, conflict
with ____________________
Upset with Governor Berkeley and eastern farm owners
What happened?
Bacon and his followers burned Jamestown, almost took
control of Virginia
Significance?
Demonstrated ______________________ tensions
Rebellion against authority
Movement away from _____________________________
________________________ 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 _________________
_______________________________
Spanish demanded ________________________________
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 ________________________
the Natives
Pueblos were given more freedoms from the Spanish
Stono Rebellion (1739)
What was it?
Rebellion in _____________________________________
involving roughly 100 slaves
Why did it occur?
Slaves were resisting their place in society
What impact did What happened?
the Stono Rebellion Slaves captured weapons, killed many whites, sought to
flee to Spanish ______________________________
have on future They were not successful in their attempt to escape to
slaves? Florida
Most of those involved were killed
How could the
Salem Witch Trials Significance?
As with other future slave rebellions (Nat Turner, Denmark
be seen as an Vesey), Southerners clamped down on slaves and made
economic conflict? harsher _____________________________
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 _________________
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Salem Witch Trials
What was it?
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 __________________,
some had _________________________
Accusers tended to be less _________________________
than accused
Significance?
Demonstrated tensions between ____________________
________________
Exposed tensions over the role of ____________________
Essay Topic: 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)
Choose two of the above and briefly compare and show how they demonstrated tensions in colonial society.
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