Bacon’s Rebellion ended after Nathaniel Bacon’s death in 1676, leading to the collapse of the movement. Gov. William Berkeley regained control of Virginia but faced criticism in the wake of his actions and the rebels’ burning of the colonial capital of Jamestown. Berkeley was summoned to England by King Charles II but died before he could defend himself to the king.
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