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The
first American revolution -
Nathaniel Bacon's rebellion
Page entitled : Nathaniel
Bacon "the Younger" genesis of a rebel
Content of this page is about :
General discontent and Indian attacks in Virginia, the arrival and rise of
the rebel Nathaniel Bacon II
Extract :
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In 1675, the menace of Indian attacks was still looming along the Frontier
in Virginia, despite peace treaties and an ineffective system of forts. The
frontier settlers had long requested the colonial government to take a more
active part in defending their families from the roaming tribes, notably the
Susquehannocks, and to send punitive expeditions to hunt the murderers.
Governor Berkeley refused such open warfare,
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