Bacon's Rebellion
The Rebellion started by Nathaniel Bacon was not just an act of defiance, but a trade mark for a revolution and a significant time in history. After Natives has killed his friend, Bacon was furious and wanted revenge for the many common killings natives got away with. Puglishi states in his article "...but the immediate excuse for the uprising was the presence of some Doeg and Susqehannick Indians raiding parties on the frontier"(Puglishi). Bacon's encounter with Governor Berkeley of Virginia to settle the Natives set off several events.Governor Berkeley did not respond to Bacon as he pleaded, uprising a challenge in Bacon; Rebellion. His rebellion brought together many of the lower class of the Virginia people and with their vote, Bacon was able to join leadership in the House of Burgesses to pursue his fight against the natives and against the Governor..."As a result, Nathanial Bacon, a relatively new planter in the colony arose to lead an exta-legal band of over 500 men, without commission" .
Bacon started strong with success in the government, stating an act of independence to fight the natives. But this was not beneficial for Governor Berkeley because this would cause a war between the colony and the natives, and would weaken Virginia if the colony were to start splitting up. Governor took action and fought to take Bacon out of power until it happened. Although Bacon was removed from the House of Burgess, the damage was already done. Bacon set a trademark in history that was an action closer to fighting for rights, fighting for what one--or many-- believe in.
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I felt like over all my blog was well written although I could have added more information after revising and seeing other peoples comments. I did not follow the rubric of "they say" as much as i should have. I added important information that made my peice strong. It would be a great idea to go back and revise once again to have a longer peice about Bacon's Rebellion to get the satisfaction of giving 110% for assignments given to me. Over all, this blog was somewhat short--even if it did give an over all summary of Bacon's rebellion. I have a really bad head ache right now and i wish it would go away because it is very painful.
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