Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion: A Stand Against Government Corruption

Bacon rebellion was an armed rebellion against the rule of Governor Berkeley, it was mainly carried by Virginia settlers. It mainly affected American colonist and Native Americans. Bacon's rebellion was a revolt by farmers, a group of settlers, slaves who were fighting against the government corruption. The revolt was led by young settler Nathaniel bacon in 1676 Virginia, he was from rich family and his cousin was governor. Though William Berkeley and Bacon were related to each other as a family but they did not go very well and often had disagreements with each other. Many people thought that William Berkeley was the main cause of the rebellion. Governor refused whenever bacon went to him for the commission. One major drawback of Governor Berkeley’s policy was that when it came to Native Americans, he wanted to maintain peace and good relations. It was because he did not want to spoil trade relations with them. This was one of the main reason for not allowing commissions to attack them.

So this misleads colonists that governor was in favor of Native Americans. This angered many colonists that their own governor was refusing to protect against them. Colonists were fighting for the change in Native Americans policies but also they wanted to lower the taxes and corruption. However through all of these going on Native Americans were treated badly and harshly.
Before the rebellion occurred Native American’s misused and insulted by the colonist, they also wanted land from Native American’s. “They devised a hundred ways to torture and torment those poor souls with, whose wretched fate it was to fall into their unmerciful hands”
Some of the Native Americans still trusted colonist and did whatever they were told to do, they also trusted settlers as their land got smaller. In short, colonist used many different methods to overrule or control Native American’s. Colonial governments also made some peace treaty which was an agreement between a native tribe and colonists agreeing at one point that neither each of one would attack or harm anyone. These were basically to make get something or to make Native American’s do something. Colonists did this often when they wanted something to form them and if they got what they wanted then soon after those treaties were broken. “The…peace treaty between colonists and natives…stripped Powhatans of their independence…lands…freedom of movement” Although this did not say directly but it seems that they would have tried to restrict Native Americans. Most of the Native Americans were occasionally forced to work for the colonists. The tasks that colonists forced Indians to perform often put them in danger which also made that tribe an enemy of other tribes who considered them traitors by working with colonists. But on the other side colonists rarely trusted Native Americans and tribes.
Most of the colonists and their government did not trust Native Americans and were also misunderstood against them. They assumed that if one tribe did the wrong thing than the Native Americans would act accordingly. Native Americans were also persecuted for the crimes that they had never committed. Colonists also believed that if the crime occurred in some area and if the tribe was in that area, then they assumed that it would be done by them. They would not trust tribes and Native Americans even they were on good terms with colonists. And those tribes which were on good terms with colonists were the ones that most suffered at that time. With the time when bacon rebellion occurred mistreatment with the Native Americans became worst.
In 1676, bacon and his followers attacked Jamestown and tribes in the area. Their goal was to drive put governor and to slaughter native Americans.in this native men, women and children were harshly killed and forces spared no one. The reason behind attacking Jamestown was they attacked without the commission from the government. When the Native American’s were treated harshly and the attacks lightened up even when bacon died suddenly. After the death of bacon, rebellion stopped and allowed the government to take control again.
Many people would agree when talking about topic bacon's rebellion, that rebellion was an act of civil disobedience a corrupt government and was against Native Americans.

Many would say that it was the right thing and they deserved to be treated in that way. Native Americans were treated harshly but after bacon rebellion it went higher. Before the rebellion occurred colonists limit the number of land natives could live on, this was because colonist has more land. And on the other side natives would be so far away from then as possible. After the rebellion government started to limit the natives land even more and they were placed in towns by colonial governments. And after that government claimed that it was for the safety purpose but it did not make any difference. Colonist used towns as natives as a defense blockage for safety in case they were attacked by outside forces. On the other side, they were also willing to sacrifice these towns as long as they meant they were

safe.
After the rebellion, colonial government became more controlling over the Native Americans and the colonists started to force tribes to provide them with warriors. They asked warriors for their military and the ones which they were asking for had heavy losses during the rebellion. The colonial government thought that Native Americans should move somewhere else completely as they thought it wasn’t enough for Native Americans to be living in separate town. This was because colonists wanted to move Native Americans from the land that they had to know their entire lives. Whereas Native Americans were living on those island that they almost starved even though colonist forced them to stay somewhere else. Native Americans never complained about what was happening to them and instead, they just accepted it. On the other hand, colonist was treating native Americans were badly.
Attacks were common on the Native Americans by colonist before the rebellion but were becoming worst after the revolt. After the rebellion, they found new ways to attacks Native Americans. While on the other side colonist also blamed Native Americans for the crime that they haven't even committed. One of the governor's policy encouraged the Indians to terrorize the frontier. Native Americans were suffering for all that in which there was no fault of them. Colonist also treated Native Americans badly and verbally, and also they attacked them with different methods. Overall Native Americans suffered more than ever after the rebellion.
In conclusion, bacon did not do anything else than just manipulating things and used many countless people for what he wanted. While many thought that bacon was helping it but it seemed that he cared more about fighting with Indians rather than just helping out poor people. So bacon did nothing he didn't save anyone nor helped anyone. It also didn't help Native Americans after the rebellion. However, bacon's rebellion seems to be fought for nothing than just treating Native Americans harshly.