After Bacon's Rebellion, the Chesapeake elite sought to __________.

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Bacon's Rebellion, which brought together poor whites and enslaved Africans, threatened the power of the Chesapeake elite. As a result, the elite sought to reinforce racial solidarity among white colonists in order to prevent similar uprisings from occurring in the future. They accomplished this through policies such as giving poor whites special privileges, such as land grants and exemption from taxes, while further subjugating enslaved Africans.

After Bacon's Rebellion, the Chesapeake Elite Sought to __________