Nathaniel Bacon
Jamestown
Nathanial Bacon led an attack on Jamestown, Virginia to drive away its leader, William Berkeley. The uprising was named after him and is known as Bacon's Rebellion.
The Colonial Capital in Jamestown was torched during Bacon's Rebellion on 19 September 1676 in protest to the failure of Governor Berkeley to exterminate the Native American population on the Colonial frontier.
In 1676, Nathaniel Bacon, a 29-year old planter, led a rebellion of a thousand Virginians (including former indentured servants, poor whites and poor blacks) because they resented Virginia Governor William Berkeley's friendly policies towards the Native Americans when he refused to retaliate for a series of Indian attacks on frontier settlements. The rebels took matters into their own hands, attacking Indians, chasing Berkeley from Jamestown, Virginia, and torching the city.
Nathan Bacon started the rebellion in the summer of 1876, burning Jamestown in September. Bacon died the following month, and John Ingram took over leadership, but it didn't last long beyond that.
Nathaniel Bacon and his followers burned down Jamestown, Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion in 1676.
Nathaniel Bacon, Junior, lead Bacon's Rebellion. He and others were displeased with the British mercantilism and the competition from the Carolinas.
Nathaniel Bacon, Junior, lead Bacon's Rebellion. He and others were displeased with the British mercantilism and the competition from the Carolinas.
Jamestown
Willliam Berkeley was governor of the Virginia colony during the rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon.
Bacon complained to the governor about high taxes and George's favoritism toward large plantation owners. Bacon demanded war against Native Americans to seize their land for tobacco plantations. Governor Berkeley's refusal led to Bacon's Rebellion.Bacon marched into Jamestown, took control of the House of Burgesses, and burned Jamestown to the ground. Bacon's sudden illness and death ended the rebellion. Berkeley hanged Bacon's followers.
Nathanial Bacon led an attack on Jamestown, Virginia to drive away its leader, William Berkeley. The uprising was named after him and is known as Bacon's Rebellion.
Willliam Berkeley was governor of the Virginia colony during the rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon.
The Colonial Capital in Jamestown was torched during Bacon's Rebellion on 19 September 1676 in protest to the failure of Governor Berkeley to exterminate the Native American population on the Colonial frontier.
In 1676, Nathaniel Bacon, a 29-year old planter, led a rebellion of a thousand Virginians (including former indentured servants, poor whites and poor blacks) because they resented Virginia Governor William Berkeley's friendly policies towards the Native Americans when he refused to retaliate for a series of Indian attacks on frontier settlements. The rebels took matters into their own hands, attacking Indians, chasing Berkeley from Jamestown, Virginia, and torching the city.
Nathan Bacon started the rebellion in the summer of 1876, burning Jamestown in September. Bacon died the following month, and John Ingram took over leadership, but it didn't last long beyond that.
It was when a group of indentured servants in colonial Virginia led by a man named Nathaniel Bacon revolted burned down Jamestown and controlled part of Virginia before Bacon died of a fever. After Bacon died the rest of the rebels were captured and hanged.