...In 1676 an uprising known as Bacon's Rebellion occurred in Virginia. The leader of this rebellion was Nathaniel Bacon, a colonial leader who was born in England. He was sent to Virginia by his father in hopes for him to mature and lead a better life. The opposed during this uprising was Governor Sir William Berkeley and the local Indians. They were living around the Virginia area. Governor Berkeley was a veteran of the English Civil Wars, along with being a frontier Indian fighter, a playwright and scholar. There are multiple explanations as to what caused the rebellion to take place. Tobacco prices were sinking very low in the colony. The struggle for political reform against the oppressive rule of the governor, and the disagreement over Indian policies in regard to how they were handled. The rebellion all started when Governor Berkeley did not grant permission to Nathaniel Bacon to create a party to carry out attacks against all Indians living near the colony. Even though he did not have consent from Governor Berkeley, Bacon rounded up hundreds of men and started attacking the Indians. After some success, Bacon became a popular figure and more people...
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...Bacon’s Rebellion The personality conflict between Nathaniel Bacon and Governor William Berkeley, and the jealousy among the newer colonists over the older colonists’ power caused Bacon’s Rebellion. In many documents recorded from this event, Nathaniel Bacon and Governor William Berkeley disagree and put each other down. This leads me to support the personality conflict theory. In the “Declaration and Remonstrance” document, Berkeley attempts to persuade Virginians to oppose Bacon. Berkeley said, “Mr. Bacon has none about him but the lowest of the people.” (“Declaration and Remonstrance”) He wanted the Virginian’s to think Bacon’s bad company had rubbed off onto Bacon to impair his reputation with his supporters. Governor Berkeley also said Bacon,”treacherously carried to the dishonor of the English nation.” (“Declaration and Remonstrance”) In the assembly of June 1676, also called Bacon’s Assembly, many Acts were passed favoring Bacon. This most likely upset Berkeley. Acts were passed to declare war with Indians and naming Bacon as general and commander in chief, to regulate offices of officers and to remove tax exemptions from counselors and ministerial families, in which Berkeley had enacted. (A Summary of the June Assembly’s Laws 1676) I think Bacon was able to have a following of Virginians the way he did was because he related more to the common people. (A Summary of the June Assembly’s Laws 1676) Bacon backfired to Berkeley in “Bacon’s Manifesto,” his...
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...The Bacon's Rebellion was one of the largest popular Rebellion that uprising prior to the American revolution. This large Rebellion had began as a dispute among the English settlers in Virginia Over the Americans Indian policy. The civil war had erupted pitting Anti- American Indian westerns settlers( this include that there were many slaves and servants in the anti-American civil war. Governor William Berkeley and his allies where encouraged more and more policy toward the indigenous people. In 1876 the rebellion had took the name of the Nathaniel Bacon, that who had arrived as the young men in Virginia into the Elite. Most of all the consequence of wars in the Rebellion were profound than the idea and the sing leadership man. When Bacon had migrated to Virginia to search the personal gain that he entered a precarious world where the American Indians had freed and enslaved blacks, and the English colonist (including many contract with the servants) struggle to the coexist. By the late 1670 only four thousands of the American Indians, had divided twenty different tribes, that continued to live in close to the European settlers. Many of the Europeans settlers accepted the dependent status of the English crown. Governor Berkeley had treated equitably and distinguish between American Indians allies and foes. Regardless about the colonists those people that where located on the western frontier, were deeply evil to all the American Indians. All the details to the rebellion...
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...Bacon’s Rebellion [Instructor’s name] [Class Title] [Date] Bacon’s Rebellion Introduction The historical event discussed in this paper is Bacon’s rebellion. Bacon’s rebellion was an uprising in colonial Virginia in North America that took place in 1676. The rebellion was considered first in history. It was among the first uprising against British authority by the colony and it was the first event that Blacks and Whites, rich and poor, grouped together under one cause. The rebellion was led by Nathaniel Bacon, an Englishman who had recently settled in the Virginia Colony[1]. Background Nathaniel Bacon He had extreme animosity towards Indians-hostile and friendly alike- and developed a worldview that all Indians must be wiped out in Virginia. Nathaniel Bacon was a wealthy 29 year old painter. He was a council at the governor’s office. He rose up as a leader of a group of freeholders (men who own lands and all immovable structures attached to the lands), who wanted to drive-out all the Indians in Virginia[2]. In 1674, these freeholders demanded that Indians should leave treaty protected lands or be killed. This group targeted all Indians, whether friendly or not, thus they are actually starting all out war against Indians. Hostility between Indians and the Free Holders broke out when Doeg Indians raided the farm of one of the Free Holders and stole a number of pigs. The raid was said to be a retaliatory attack by the Indians...
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...Bacon's Rebellion "…where we do well know that all our causes will be impartially heard and equally justice administered to all men," as stated by, Nathaniel Bacon. 1 In 1676 an uprising known as Bacon's Rebellion occurred in Virginia. The immediate cause of this revolt was the dissension between the planters and the Indians. Because Sir William Berkeley, the Governor of Virginia had willingly denied support to the farmers, Bacon assumed leadership of an unauthorized expedition against the Indians. When Bacon learned that Governor Berkeley was rising a force against him, he turned away from the Indians to fight with Berkley. This had now become a serious problem for the governor. When news of this revolt had reached King Charles II, it alarmed him so that he dispatched eleven hundred troops to Virginia, recalled his governor, and appointed a commission to determine the causes of the dissatisfaction. Bacon's Rebellion is considered to be the most important event in the establishment of democracy in colonial America because the right to vote and social equality were denied to the farmers by the local government. The right to vote is a small but crucial part of the democracy. During the first half of the 17th century the farmers on the plantations in Virginia were not able to exercise their right to vote. The only people that were able to vote during this time were the wealthy men who owned land. Overall the colonists had not been treated fairly. They had been over taxed and...
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...One of the earliest rebellions in the United States history is Bacon’s Rebellion. Unlike many other rebellions, Bacon’s Rebellion was a war between two wealthy, selfish leaders, and the main purpose of it was not tyranny. The two sides of the fight were Governor Sir William Berkeley and his cousin Nathaniel Bacon, Jr. The main reasons that led to the Bacon’s rebellion and basically helped Bacon was economy issues, a decrease in tobacco prices, war with Dutch, hurricanes, and English market restrictions. The trouble began in 1675 because Sir William Berkeley did not mind attacking the Indians that were attacking them, but he was against attacking friendly Indians because he wanted to avoid fighting with all the Indians. On the other hand, Bacon...
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...To understand the significance of Bacon's rebellion in 1675-1676 and the origin of racism in America you have to backtrack to 1660 when the economy of Virginia was declining. However, thousands of indentured servants continued to give to the colony believing it would better their condition in a "Growing Country. Instead, it was only going from bad to worse. In 1670, the Governor William Berkeley and the House of Burgesses coerced all landless freemen in a belief that they were the source of trouble which only increased the anger of the freemen. Four years later Nathaniel Bacon originally an English aristocrat came to the colony. Berkeley denied Bacon a license to engage in the fur trade, which was only open to the governor and his friends, Bacon was furious. In 1675 when Indians attacked the settlers for some of...
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...author of the Bacon’s Rebellion: The Declaration is Nathaniel Bacon. Nathaniel Bacon was twenty nine years old and a newcomer to Virginia. He came from a wealthy family and was related to Berkeley by marriage. This document was intended to give the poor and the indigent servants more rights. Nathaniel might be from a rich family and maybe related to Governor Berkeley. Yet he still believe in the rights of the poor and lesser class. This sources is a declaration. It was written in July 30th, 1676. That was the year where the Rebellion lead by Bacon was just beginning. In this time the rich thought themselves better then the indigent servants and didn’t want to give away a part of land. Which was supposed to be the reward of the indigent...
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...the American colonies, was also affected by any significant uprisings that would happen within the colonies. For instance, back in America where rebellions such as that of Nathaniel Bacon became influential towards Britain in that it created social, political, and economic disruptions between them. Bacon, aside from being tasty, was also a big wake-up slap in many of the colonist’s faces as well as the British’s. He showed the colonists that Sir William Berkley, who was the governor of Virginia at the time, was a puppet of the King and took no actions whatsoever to defend the people...
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...word of dispute between Sir William Berkley, the royal governor of Virginia, and Nathaniel Bacon, a land owner. I have been told by fellow servants, who work with me at the tobacco plantation, that a shortage of land and their complicated relationships with both friendly and hostile tribes are the reasons for their dispute. After experiencing two deadly uprisings in Virginia in 1622 and 1644 by the Indians, Governor Berkley created a policy that focused on honoring alliances with friendly tribes, in hope that contact would be minimal and peace would be maintained. The population of Chesapeake continued to grow, which created a large quantity of colonists who were searching for more and more land. During their quest, these land hungry colonists started encroaching on Indian land, erupting in violence all along the frontier....
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...Part A: Video Questions New Amsterdam is located in which modern day state? It is located in the modern day state of New York. 2. Who was the founder of Pennsylvania? William Penn was the founder of Pennsylvania. 3. Which group of people opposed slavery vehemently? The Quakers opposed slavery vehemently. 4. Who wrote the mystery document? Nathaniel Bacon wrote the mystery document. 5. What were the two major effects of Bacon’s Rebellion? The first major effect was that there was a shift away from indentured servants to slaves. The second major effect was that the English crown wanted to control the colonies more. 6. How many women and men were killed during the Salem Witch Trials? The Salem...
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...John Rolfe. Out of revenge, the English reduced the number of the native people severely. In 1624, the population of Jamestown was approximately 1,132, and the English court made Jamestown a royal colony. In the middle of the 1670s, strains on the colony, due the population of free servants, increase in taxes and dampened price of tobacco, led to what is known as Bacon’s Rebellion. During this time, Nathaniel Bacon resisted the power of the colony’s current Governor Berkeley. Bacon assembled a group majorly of servants, slaves and low-class farmers. Bacon’s army burned Jamestown, when Berkeley did not agree with Bacon’s plan to kill all of the indigenous people. Bacon died soon after, and Berkeley gained is power back over the colony. Due to Bacon’s Rebellion, more land was opened to the colonists and wealthy farmers were more willing to cooperative with the small farmers, but it also brought the idea that more Africans should be brought over to farm the land. It was due to Bacon’s callous confrontations against the Indians and greed for power, not his problem with the authority, which initiated the struggle. Today, Bacon is given credit for the first brawl with the common versus aristocrats. During 1634, another colony was being settled north of Virginia. Maryland was the first colony to be owned by an individual, and was founded by the second Lord Baltimore, Cecilius Calvert. The first settlement in Maryland was St. Marys, near the Potomac River. While Calvert employed Catholic...
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...The Pequot War happened when the English fought the Pequot tribe to kick them out of their lands in order to receive their lands that were rich in furs. Bacon’s Rebellion was caused by a man named Nathaniel Bacon who wanted to fight the Natives to kick them off their lands. When the governor of Jamestown, William Berkeley, disagreed with attacking the colonists, Bacon attacked anyways with people who agreed with him. King Philip’s War started when the chief of the Pokunoket tribe died on english territory because of English expansion. Metacom, also known as King Philip, became the new chief and declared war on the colonists of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. However, they were different in the way that each of them ended. The Pequot War ended with a treaty that sold the surviving Pequots into slavery. Bacon’s Rebellion ended when Bacon suddenly died after almost winning. King Philip’s War ended when King Philip was beheaded and the rest of the tribe was sold into slavery. The Pequot War’s lasting impact was that it kept the Native’s from challenging the Northern colonies for another 40 years. Bacon Rebellion’s impact was that it scared the upper-class into using slaves rather than indentured servants who could gain freedom and hurt them. King Philip’s War’s impact was that it became the last major effort...
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...(Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States") Chapter 1: Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress The beginning chapter covers early Native American civilization in North America and the Bahamas, the genocide and enslavement committed by the crew of Christopher Columbus (to the West Indies), and incidents of violent colonization by early settlers. The native inhabitants, Arawak Indians, swam out to greet the European boats the first time they landed. Zinn cites Columbus' journal entries throughout the chapters, which included his reaction to the initial encounter with the Arawaks: 'They would make fine servants...With 50 men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want.' This attitude ultimately led to enslavement, highjacking, murder and rape. Why did they murder thousands to millions of innocent Native Americans? The Spaniard's main aim was to prove to the royalty back home that the islands were wealthy and loaded with great resources, mainly gold. Columbus took some natives back to show the Queen of Spain (they died on route), and when he came back with numbers of men and ships, they started a regimented system of slavery and punishment on the natives of the West Indies. When looking at historical documents of this event, they all had one thing in common. They only speak of the friendliness of the Arawaks, of their genuine kindness and great hospitality. They saw the Spaniards as divine beings, meaning they would never do harm or, let alone...
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...Revolutionary War was not fought between the Americans and the British; it was fought by thirteen British colonies fighting together to secede from the motherland. The earliest seeds of discontent were planted one hundred years before “the shot heard round the world” was fired. In 1676, Nathaniel Bacon led a bloody uprising against Native Americans and burnt the Virginian capital to the ground in an event known as Bacon’s Rebellion. Bacon and his followers were upset that Governor William Berkeley gave land to wealthy plantation owners as a reward for their loyalty, but would not give land reserved for Native Americans to farmers trying to expand outward. Poor colonists’ perceptions of the government favoring the rich over the poor continued into the next century. The Regulators Movement began in South Carolina and spread into North Carolina in the 1760s; it was the culmination of rich farmers in the west feeling underrepresented and unprotected by the government and poor farmers who felt they were overtaxed by a corrupt government. , The movement’s leader in North Carolina, Hermon Husband, was a Quaker and originally intended for the movement to be a nonviolent one; however, similar to Bacon’s Rebellion, it eventually resulted in colonists committing violent acts against government officials that interrupted bureaucratic processes. In Husband’s “Nutbush Paper,” an address by George Sims stated that “...it is not our Form of Mode of Government, nor yet the body of our Laws that...
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