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Bacons

 

            Bacon's rebellion underlies an indirect start to the American .
             Revolution, and has many plausible causes; mainly, the oppression of a single autocrat. .
             William Berkley, the governor, treated the new settlers of Virginia with disrespect and .
             contempt. The new settlers, more casually referred to as Piedmonts, were unrepresented .
             in the political system due to the scarcity of elections for representatives in Virginia. .
             Although Berkley had agreed to protect the Indian territory, he had to repudiate that .
             promise due to the increasing population of settlers. The settlers had to expand westward .
             into hostile native land. This caused many altercations with the livid natives. .
             These quarrels angered the Piedmonts. They felt fighting the Indians wasn't a plausible .
             setback to settling in Virginia. Another contributing factor to the rebellion was Nathaniel .
             Bacon's personal avarice for power. Bacon had high ambitions of becoming an important .
             political leader in Virginia. Because landowners were highly regarded, he purchased a .
             farm in the west. This enabled him to win a seat in the governor's council. Although he .
             made it to the governor's council, he did not make it to the "inner circle." This fueled .
             Bacon's anger for Berkley, and was definitely a cause for his mutiny. .
             Bacon was also mad at Berkley because of the governor's refusal to give him a share of .
             the Indian fur trade. During the era of colonization, many settlers and leaders profited .
             from trading fur with the Indians, the governor denied Bacon this lucrative venture. This .
             angered the already angry Bacon. Although many say that Bacon is truly to blame, the .
             fault does not all rest on his shoulders. When the Indians attacked the settlers" plantation .
             and killed many people, the governor took the pacifistic route and chose not to retaliate. .
             As a consequence, this angered some of the settlers that sought revenge. Bacon shared .
             their anger and against Berkley's orders, attacked the natives.


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