Question

on bacon’s rebellion, 1676
the occasion of this rebellion is not easy to be discovered: but ’tis certain
there were many things that concurred towards it. four things may be
reckoned to have been the main ingredients towards this intestine
commotion, viz. first, the extreme low price of tobacco, and the ill usage of
the planters in the exchange of goods for it, which the country, with all their
earnest endeavors, could not remedy. secondly, the splitting the colony into
provinces, contrary to the original charters, and the extravagant taxes they
were forced to undergo, to relieve themselves from those grants. thirdly, the
heavy restraints and burdens laid upon their trade by act of parliament in
england. fourthly, the disturbance given by the indians. of all which in their
order.
---
beverley, robert, and charles campbell. the history of virginia: in four parts. jw randolph,
1855.

which of the following factors described in the excerpt most directly contributed to
bacon’s rebellion?
select one answer
a
the price of tobacco was
such that average
virginians could not
afford to grow or buy it.

b
many virginians,
particularly indentured
servants, were frustrated
by their inability to profit
or own land.

c
free market trade
policies imposed on the
colonies made
competition against
foreign countries too
fierce to make a profit.

d
native american
massacres on white
virginian colonists grew
to such alarming levels
that colonists had no
choice but to rebel.

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Explanation:

The excerpt states "First, The extreme low price of tobacco, and the ill usage of the planters in the exchange of goods for it, which the country, with all their earnest endeavors, could not remedy." Option A says "The price of tobacco was such that average Virginians could not afford to grow or buy it", which aligns with the low tobacco price factor described. Option B is about indentured servants, not in the first factor. Option C is about free - market trade policies, not mentioned in the first factor. Option D is about Native American massacres, which is the third factor (disturbance by Indians) not the first. So A is the correct factor related to the described cause of Bacon’s Rebellion.

Answer:

A. The price of tobacco was such that average Virginians could not afford to grow or buy it