Considering the average person does not even know who Nathaniel Bacon is, I'd say neither one. However, from one who does, I'd also say neither one. I would not call him a traitor because his cause was real and in response to the inaction of Virginia's colonial government to the plight of western farmers. Additionally, most of his bloodletting was against Amerindians rather than British citizens. It makes him a murderer but not a traitor - you can't use present day values to judge historical events. As for being a patriot, I would not allow that title either. A patriot is one who works for the good of a country or, in this case, the colony. He was working for the good of him and those of his social and economic class, not for the good of the colony.
Nathaniel Bacon did not found any colony. However, he did lead a rebellion (Bacon's Rebellion) in Colonial Virginia.
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The pledge that Nathaniel Bacon opposed was to stay out of Native American territory. He was also the instigator for the 1676 Bacon's Rebellion.
The revolt, known as Bacon's Rebellion, collapsed when Bacon became sick and died. The governer hanged 23 of Bacon's followers.After Nathaniel Bacon died, 23 of his followers were hung and the rebellion died.
When Nathaniel bacon led an rebellion against the governor of James town, because Nathaniel bacon let a raid on the native Americans and killed them and burned there home. He ask the Governor for help but he didn't help because he had no orders to do that. So Nathaniel held a rebellion. unfortunately he got hung for a punishment.
Nathaniel Bacon led the Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 in the Virginia colony.
Nathaniel Bacon was born on January 2, 1647.
Nathaniel Bacon - politician - was born in 1593.
Nathaniel Bacon - painter - died in 1627.
Nathaniel Bacon - painter - was born in 1585.
Nathaniel Bacon School was created in 1914.
Nathaniel Bacon - politician - died in 1660.
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Nathaniel Bacon died on an unknown day in October 1676.
Nathaniel Bacon was born in Suffolk County, England, in January of 1647. When he moved to the United States as a young man, he settled in Virginia.
Nathaniel Bacon did not found any colony. However, he did lead a rebellion (Bacon's Rebellion) in Colonial Virginia.
The pledge that Nathaniel Bacon opposed was to stay out of Native American territory. He was also the instigator for the 1676 Bacon's Rebellion.