William Berkeley was a colonial governor of Virginia, serving from 1642 to 1652 and again from 1660 to 1677. He is known for his role in promoting the economic development of the colony and for his controversial policies regarding Native American relations and land expansion. Berkeley's tenure was marked by tension between the colonists and Native Americans, culminating in Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, which challenged his authority. His governance reflected the complexities of colonial administration during a time of growth and conflict in early America.
William Markham - Governor - died in 1704.
William Markham - Governor - was born in 1635.
William Hall - governor - died in 1856.
William Jones - governor - died in 1822.
Governor William Sprague Mansion was created in 1790.
Native American side led by Governor William Berkely
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Willliam Berkeley was governor of the Virginia colony during the rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon.
Nathaniel Bacon was responsible for Bacon's Rebellion, in which Virginia settlers rebelled against William Berkeley, the colonial governor of Virginia. Bacon died from dysentery on October 26, 1676 at the age of 29.
The Royal Governor, William Berkely, had pushed very high taxes through the colonial legislature, the House of Burgesses, which were perceived as chiefly having the purpose of enriching Berkely and his friends. When Indian trouble, largely instigated by white settlers, broke out on the frontier, Berkely proposed passive defensive measures which the frontier communities found inadequate. That led to the rebellion under Nathanial Bacon. Thus it was the two issues of unfair taxation and inadequate defensive measures that caused the uprising.
The Royal Governor, William Berkely, had pushed very high taxes through the colonial legislature, the House of Burgesses, which were perceived as chiefly having the purpose of enriching Berkely and his friends. When Indian trouble, largely instigated by white settlers, broke out on the frontier, Berkely proposed passive defensive measures which the frontier communities found inadequate. That led to the rebellion under Nathanial Bacon. Thus it was the two issues of unfair taxation and inadequate defensive measures that caused the uprising.
The Royal Governor, William Berkely, had pushed very high taxes through the colonial legislature, the House of Burgesses, which were perceived as chiefly having the purpose of enriching Berkely and his friends. When Indian trouble, largely instigated by white settlers, broke out on the frontier, Berkely proposed passive defensive measures which the frontier communities found inadequate. That led to the rebellion under Nathanial Bacon. Thus it was the two issues of unfair taxation and inadequate defensive measures that caused the uprising.
William Clayton - Governor - died in 1689.
William Luce - governor - died in 1977.
William Luce - governor - was born in 1907.
William Markham - Governor - died in 1704.
William Markham - Governor - was born in 1635.