BACON'S REBELLION

WHY WAS THERE A REBELLION?

• Resented the governor William Berkeley for not taking action against Indian attacks
• 1674 demanded that Indians living in treaty-protected lands should be killed

WHO WERE THE KEY PLAYERS IN THE REBELLION?

• Nathaniel Bacon
• William Berkeley

WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME OF THE REBELLION?

• Signed "declaration of the people of Virginia"
• Accused the governor of unfair taxes and failure to protect the settlement.
• September 19, 1676, burned Jamestown to the ground
• Berkeley launched series of attacks to defeat rebels (Chesapeake Bay)
• Governor Berkeley returned to power

DID THE REBELLION CHANGE HUMAN BEHAVIOR?

• No, because we still attacked native Americans, and persecuted them.

RESOURCES

• Http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5800
• Http://www.boundless.com/u-s-history