Bacon's Rebellion:
A) brought indentured servants and small farmers together against the colony's rich planters and political leaders
B) had the support of nearby Indian tribes
C) resulted from changes in the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina that discriminated against Puritans
D) forced Governor Berkeley to abandon the colony and return to England
E) sought to make Virginia independent of England

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Bacon's Rebellion was a popular uprising in 1676 that was led by Nathaniel Bacon, a member of the Virginia gentry. Bacon's supporters included both indentured servants and small farmers who were unhappy with the Virginia government's policies, particularly its treatment of Native Americans. The rebellion was ultimately crushed, but it demonstrated the growing tension between the colony's wealthy planters and political leaders and the lower classes.