Bacon's Rebellion was essentially a crusade of terrorism that resulted in the deaths of hundreds.

I.Bacon's rebellion was a rebellion of poor farmers and former indentured servants that took place in the Virginia colonies in 1676.
A.Nathaniel Bacon led political and physical attacks against the governor, William Berkeley, and the Native Americans
1.Rebelled against the Native Americans because they occasionally attacked and killed colonist.
a.Many of the Native attacks were provoked by frontiersmen encroaching on Native American land
2.Rebelled against the governor because of high taxes and the fact that the governor refused make any adequate attempts at stopping the Native American attacks.

II.Bacon's Rebellion was essentially a crusade of terrorism that resulted in the deaths of hundreds.


III.What “they say” and what “I say.”
A.Perspectives on Bacon's animosity toward Native Americans
1.The Natives were a peaceful people that had no intention on harming the colonist
a.Sources: To be found (most likely something from Puglisi)
i.Explain
2.Bacon unreasonably and unjustifiably killed many innocent Natives
a.Source: A True Narrative of the Late Rebellion in Virginia (Document 13)
i.Bacon and his forces killed slaughtered Native Americans that were friends of the colonist.
B.Contradicting perspectives on Bacon and the Native Americans
1.Natives were a violent people that barbarously attacked innocent colonist.
a.Source: The History of Bacon and Ingram's Rebellion (Document #5)
i.Recounting an occurrence of Native American attacks on colonist.
2.Bacon's violence against the Natives was necessary retribution for the Native attacks on colonist
a.Sources: To be found
i.Explain
C.My interpretation of Bacon and the Native Americans
1.Most of Bacon's attacks on the Natives were unjustified
a.Many of the villages he attacked were composed of innocent Natives that had been living in peace with the colonist.
D.Perspectives on Bacon's hostility toward governor Berkeley
1.Bacon unlawfully rebelled against the governor
a.Source: To Be found.
i.Explain
2.The governor was a good man
a.Source: A History and Present State of Virginia by Robert Beverly (Document #1)
i.The writer obviously thinks highly of the governor. The writer describes Berkeley as a devout man that was not disliked by very many people.
3.The governor was corrupt and Bacon did the right thing
a.Source: Royal Commissioners Narrative
i.Colonist are victimized and murdered by the Native Americans, and Berkeley continues to do nothing. This is when Bacon steps in to do something.
E.My interpretation of Bacon and the governor


IV.Discussion
A.Gun control)


V.Works Cited/References
A.Forty-seven document packet
B.Bacon's Declaration
C.“Whether They Be Friends Or Foes” by Michael J. Puglisi