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Nathaniel Bacon, Virginia farmer and leader of the Bacon Rebellion (1676). Bacon organized an armed rebellion by settlers in Virginia in 1676. This rebellion was led by Nathaniel Bacon against colonial governor William Berkeley, after Berkeley refused Bacon's demand to expel the Native Americans from Virginia.

Nathaniel Bacon defied the orders of the colonial governor, William Berkeley, and led a revolt against many of the indigenous tribes of West Virginia.This rebellion erupted when the seizure of Native American lands was refused.In 1676, Bacon and his men set Jamestown on fire. The rebellion ended after the British authorities sent a military force to help quell the uprising and arrest dozens of committed rebels, both white and black. When Bacon died, Bacon's rebellion faded. Shortly after Bacon's death, Berkeley regained complete control and was able to get rid of the main leaders of the rebellion.

This rebellion was very significant because it was the first to unite black and white servants with black slaves against the colonial government, and in response, the government instituted policies to ensure that nothing like it would ever happen again.

Key events which led to Bacon's Rebellion (based on the readings from A Different Mirror pages 49-71, and video). Additionally, also discuss what occurred in the aftermath of the rebellion to racial formation in the Colonies and how did this rebellion help to further define and consolidate who is considered White?