Bacon's Rebellion caused Stono Rebellion

what were the major causes of the conflict between English authorities and colonists?(1636-1739)

CAUSE: change of identity

Englishman turned to colonists

new identity

not based on class

based on survival

King Phillip's War-1675

mass slaughtering of native americans

Bacon's Rebellion 1676

burned down Jamestown

bacon's army was mad at the govenor

whiteness

classified no longer by class or money

classified by race/color

he died of an "illness"

Stono Rebellion 1739

led by slaves that escaped

over 100 slaves

motive:

florida promised protection to slaves that escaped

The First Great Awakening~1739-1744

development of religious toleration

more freedom to religion

the church of england ran the church

he was supposed to be from God

leaving the church meant you were challenging authority and God

gained power so they challenged government

groups started to believe there wasn't one church

regular townsfolk found they were still able to talk to God

George Whitefield

helped lead the people to the awkening

they started to see everyone was equal in the eyes of God

Tax supported churches

protestant evangelism

the ability to branch out of your religion

Class Struggles

middle class influenced your title

no class structure

immigrants were at the top or bottom

no in-between