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A Brief History of 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 (including, but not limited to, he left Bacon out of his inner circle, and refused to allow Bacon to be a part of his fur trade with the Indians), especially regarding 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. A few armed merchant ships from London whose captains sided with Berkeley and the loyalists first suppressed the rebellion. Government forces from England arrived soon after and spent several years defeating pockets of resistance and reforming the colonial government to one more directly under royal control.

Describe the English Settlement in Virginia up to war of 1622

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 (including, but not limited to, he left Bacon out of his inner circle, and refused to allow Bacon to be a part of his fur trade with the Indians), especially regarding 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. A few armed merchant ships from London whose captains sided with Berkeley and the loyalists first suppressed the rebellion. Government forces from England arrived soon after and spent several years defeating pockets of resistance and reforming the colonial government to one more directly under royal control.

Describe the English Settlement in Virginia up to war of 1622

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