Bacon’s Rebellion was a complicating and frustrating experience in Jamestown history. I have found that for the most part this rebellion was a power struggle between two strong-minded individuals: Sir William Berkeley and Nathaniel Bacon. As Governor of Virginia and devotee of Charles the II, Berkeley’s duties were to defend the laws and the land of England.
The colonies of Virginia were seeing a series of problems arise. Economic problems from the decline in tobacco prices, a restricted English market and competition from surrounding areas. Not to mention the rising prices caused by mercantilism. The people of Virginia needed someone/something to blame for their misfortunes. Slowly
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