<P> It looked like one of those the boys pull down at Shrovetide, and was almost as much to repair as if it had been new to build, and no sign that ever there had been a fence around it...</P> <P> Bacon's wealthy landowning followers returned their loyalty to the Virginia Government after Bacon's death . Governor Berkeley returned to power . He seized the property of several rebels for the colony and executed 23 men by hanging, including the former governor of the Albemarle Sound colony, William Drummond, and the Collector of Customs, Giles Bland . </P> <P> After an investigative committee returned its report to King Charles II, Berkeley was relieved of the governorship, and recalled to England . "The fear of civil war among whites frightened Virginia's ruling elite, who took steps to consolidate power and improve their image: for example, restoration of property qualifications for voting, reducing taxes and adoption of a more aggressive American Indian policy ." Charles II was reported to have commented, "That old fool has put to death more people in that naked country than I did here for the murder of my father ." No record of the king's comments have been found; the origin of the story appears to have been colonial myth that arose at least 30 years after the events, although it is true that the King prided himself on the clemency he had shown to his father's enemies . </P> <P> Indentured servants both black and white joined the frontier rebellion . Seeing them united in a cause alarmed the ruling class . Historians believe the rebellion hastened the hardening of racial lines associated with slavery, as a way for planters and the colony to control some of the poor . </P>

Identify one cause and one effect of bacon's rebellion in virginia