In the summer of 1675 a group of frontiersmen used an incident with the local tribe of Indians in order to attack the Susquehannocks, whose land they thirsted after. (Nash, p. 76) After the Indian’s reprisal, Nathaniel Bacon, a young well-born Englishman wanted to lead an attack on the Native Americans, and punish them for their attacks on the colonist. Bacon petitioned the Governor of Virginia, William Berkeley, whom he was friends with, to authorize an attack on the Native Americans. When Berkeley refused to authorized the attacks Bacon ignored his authority, and led his army of colonist volunteers on an attack of the Native Americans. When Governor Berkeley heard of this disreg
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