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bacons rebellion happened in 1676
Nathaniel Bacon and William Berkeley
Bacon's Rebellion occurred in 1676. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon and was an uprising against Governor William Berkeley. This was the first rebellion that also included the help of frontiersmen.
The immediate issue in 1676 was Virginia Governor William Berkeley's lack of protection for the frontiersmen against Native American raids. This gave Nathanial Bacon the support he needed to organize an attack Berkeley for a whole list of problems the colonists in Virginia had.
Nathaniel Bacon and his followers burned down Jamestown, Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion in 1676.