USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who lead a revolt against the government, because he believed that it only represented the rich?
A
William Penn
B
King Phillip
C
Nathaniel Bacon
D
Henry Hudson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bacon’s Rebellion was an armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers that took place from 1676 to 1677. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Colonial Governor William Berkeley, after Berkeley refused Bacon’s request to drive Native Americans out of Virginia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bacon’s Rebellion was triggered when a grab for Native American lands was denied. Bacon’s Rebellion was triggered when a grab for Native American lands was denied. Jamestown had once been the bustling capital of the Colony of Virginia. Now it was a smoldering ruin, and Nathaniel Bacon was on the run.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. Bacon’s Rebellion (1676) was the first full-scale armed insurrection in Colonial America pitting the landowner Nathaniel Bacon (l. 1647-1676) and his supporters of black and white indentured servants and African slaves against his cousin-by-marriage Governor William Berkeley (l.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the face of a brewing catastrophe, Berkeley, to keep the peace, was willing to forget that Bacon was not authorized to take the law into his own hands. Berkeley agreed to pardon Bacon if he turned himself in, so he could be sent to England and tried before King Charles II.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The opposition to Bacon’s Rebellion was Virginia Governor William Berkley.

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