BACONSREBELLION
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by young Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. The colony's lightly organized frontier political culture combined with accumulating grievances, especially regarding Doeg tribe Indian attacks, to motivate a popular uprising against Berkeley. He had failed to address the demands of the colonists regarding their safety, probably to keep his trading with the Indians secure. The rebellion was first suppressed by a few armed merchant ships from London whose captains sided with Berkeley and the loyalists. Government forces from England arrived soon after and spent several ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Bacon's Rebellion
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