Nathaniel Bacon was a planter and council member in Virginia who led what came to be called Baconās Rebellion. William Berkeley was the governor of Virginia, whose cautious policies toward Native Americans conflicted with Baconās aggressive approach. Bacon led bands of hundreds of rebels who felt that Berkeley was not protecting their interests of having ready access to land in the western part of Virginia.
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