Bacons Rebellion Vs Stonos Rebellion

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Every choice made to integrate change can have a positive or negative impact altering the course of a developing nations future. “Bacons Rebellion” put fear into the higher society after realizing the sheer power a group of penniless men possess. To relax those fears new acts were enforced to furthermore tyrannize those of low class. Between 1680 and 1705, the Virginia Assembly created a new range of laws clearly separating whites and nonwhites, including a separate legal and penal code (Stock). The law assigning a mother’s race to her child meant the offspring of a slave and her master remained in lifelong bondage (Stock). Such laws eliminated any hope that personal freedom could be achieved for slaves. After the rebellion, the elimination of native Americans continued to occur with help of the military, also new policies were being established to lessen the odds of new rebellions forming. In like manner, after the “Stono Rebellion,” stricter slave codes were placed and a temporary ban of slave imports was imposed. Had the rebels managed to travel farther, spread word faster, and delay a confrontation a bit longer, their brave attempt might have spiraled into a successful rebellion that challenged the logic and stability of the emerging slave system (Palmer).

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