Bacon’s Rebellion (1676) is considered a turning point in the labor history of Virginia because it:
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Correct answer: Contributed to a shift from indentured servitude to chattel slavery as the primary labor source.
Following the rebellion of poor white frontiersmen and former indentured servants, the planter elite grew fearful of the potential for a multiracial uprising. To maintain social control, they began to rely more heavily on enslaved Africans, who were seen as a more permanent and controllable labor force.
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