Bacon's Rebellion

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Bacon's Rebellion was a revolt of Virginia colonists against the colony's English government in 1676. The uprising was headed by Nathaniel Bacon, a prosperous young planter. The colonists charged that Governor William Berkeley would do nothing to stop Indian raids on the western settlements. The colonists also claimed that Berkeley granted political and commercial favors to his friends. Berkeley claimed, with some justice, that western Virginians killed Indians to obtain more land.

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