Tuesday, December 29, 2015

What are the various sources of cultural conflict in American history before 1750?

There are, of course, many such sources that were relevant
at various times before 1750.  Some sources
include:


  • "Race."  There were conflicts between
    the Europeans and the Native Americans almost as soon as the settlers arrived.  There
    was also, to some degree, conflict between blacks and whites.  These included such
    things as the New York City Slave Rebellion of 1712 and the Stono Rebellion of
    1739.

  • Religion.  In some parts of America, there were
    conflicts between religious groups.  A good example of this came in New England where
    there were conflicts between the dominant Puritans and people (within and outside of the
    Puritan religion) who had different beliefs.

  • Class.  We
    see examples of class conflict in the colonies before 1750.  The best-known major
    example of this was Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia in 1676.  This rebellion was largely
    based on the grievances of the poorer backwoods people against the elites who ran the
    colony.

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