How did Bacon's Rebellion accelerate Virginia's shift from using indentured servants to enslaved Africans as the main labor force?
A) Most English people went back to England.
B) Virginia's ruling elite executed all the indentured servants who took part in the rebellion.
C) Virginia's ruling elite sought to avert a further rise of a rebellious population of landless former indentured servants.
D) Bacon had outlawed indentured servitude.
E) Virginia's ruling elite decided to shift the staple crop from tobacco to sugar.

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Bacon's Rebellion consisted of a large number of landless former indentured servants who rebelled against Virginia's ruling elite. This showed the elite that they couldn't rely on indentured servants as they could become rebellious. Thus, Virginia's ruling elite sought to avert a further rise of a rebellious population of landless former indentured servants by shifting towards enslaved Africans, who they believed would be easier to control.

How Did Bacon's Rebellion Accelerate Virginia's Shift from Using Indentured