Which of the following conclusions regarding 17th-century virginia is supported by the events of bacon’s rebellion? a. the colony’s overcommitment to the african slave trade weakened its economic stability. b. the colony’s resistance to british authority increased its residents’ sense of shared identity. c. the colony’s conflict with american indians contributed to tensions between its own social classes. d. the colony’s isolation from other british territories shaped its independent political values.

C. The colony’s conflict with American Indians contributed to tensions between its own social classes.

Bacon's Rebellion was a rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon of western farmers against the coastal elite in charge of the colonial government.

Western farmers were requesting aid from the Virginia colonial government in dealing with issues with Indians on the frontier. The government was full of wealthy, government officials who refused to help the farmers on the frontier who had less money and influence than the coastal elite. This rebellion was sparked by trouble with Indians but in the end revealed the problems by the social classes in the colony.