Between Doeg Indians and settlers over the Potomac river. Bacon got a group of farmers to fight because Berkeley would not provide defense.

Governor William Berkeley and leader Nathaniel Bacon disputed and fought with each other until the crown dispatched troops to intervene.

An uprising of Pueblo Indians against Spanish settlers in present day New Mexico because they tried to force Christianity upon the Indians

The Pueblo drove 2,000 Spanish out of the area but they later returned to reoccupy the area with little question.

Puritans in Salem, MA had panic attacks about possible witches and put many people on trial or in jail for witchcraft accusations

Many people were hanged and one man was crushed by stones due to the mass hysteria

20 slaves started an uprising for freedom by bursting into a store near the Stono river and stealing guns/ammo

The group grew in numbers until they were intercepted by the South Carolina militia, the state which then passed an act restricting slave assembly and movement.

Bacon’s Rebellion: based on class tensions because the govt. would not make improvements for poor farmers

Salem Trials: based on religious and gender issues; strong-willed women were targeted by Puritan men who thought they should be subservient.

Pueblo Revolt: A religious issue; the Indians did not want christianity forced upon them

Stono Rebellion: a slave rebellion. Simply had to do with slaves fighting for freedom with violence and being put down.

While Bacon’s rebellion reflected the tensions between class in the new world, the Salem with trials portrayed the religious and social tribulations and worries that came with new colonial society in the late 17th century America.