Jamestown
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.
Nathaniel Bacon
Nathaniel Bacon led the rebellion against the Royal Governor of Virginia William Berkeley demanding the removal or killing of all Native Americans from the Colony in what was called the Virginia Rebellion. Bacon's Rebellion included the burning of the Colonial Capital in Jamestown on 19 September 1676. Governor Berkeley managed to end the protests and hanged 23 of the rebels however Bacon was not among them having died of dysentery on 26 October 1676.
he opposed the colonial government because it was dominated by easterners
During Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, the Virginia capital of Jamestown was burned to the ground. The rebellion, led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colonial government, was fueled by grievances over land policies and Native American attacks. The destruction of Jamestown marked a significant turning point in colonial Virginia, leading to changes in governance and policies regarding land and relations with Indigenous peoples.
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.
Nathaniel Bacon, Junior, lead Bacon's Rebellion. He and others were displeased with the British mercantilism and the competition from the Carolinas.
When Nathaniel and his men became known as rebels, Bacon's Rebellion collapsed when Bacon became sick and died. The governer hanged 23 of bacon's followers.
Nathaniel Bacon
Nathaniel Bacon did not found any colony. However, he did lead a rebellion (Bacon's Rebellion) in Colonial Virginia.
Nathaniel bacon
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 led the rebellion against the Royal Governor of Virginia William Berkeley demanding the removal or killing of all Native Americans from the Colony in what was called the Virginia Rebellion. Bacon's Rebellion included the burning of the Colonial Capital in Jamestown on 19 September 1676. Governor Berkeley managed to end the protests and hanged 23 of the rebels however Bacon was not among them having died of dysentery on 26 October 1676.
he opposed the colonial government because it was dominated by easterners
The actions of bacon and his followers became known as Bacon's Rebelion. In September, Bacon's men burned down Jamestown to the ground. This man was Nathaniel Bacon
The townsite was deserted after rebel colonists under the leadership of Nathaniel Bacon burned Jamestown in 1676. The rebels accused Governor William Berkeley of having failed to protect them from Indian raids.