Overview
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Both Bacon's Rebellion and King Philip's War (Metacom's Rebellion) were late 17th century conflicts involving Native Americans and colonial settlers. In a well-structured essay, compare and contrast these two events by making note of
a) the differences between the European colonial cultures in the two regions where they occurred,
b) the role of the Native American tribes in each conflict, and
c) the consequences of each conflict for American history.
OR
Analyze how at least three of the terms/events listed below affected the status/lives of slaves and/or the institution of slavery prior to 1800.
Bacon’s Rebellion
Middle Passage
Stono Rebellion
Great Awakening
tobacco farming
sugar farming