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According to Governor William Berkeley, Nathaniel Bacon was the greatest rebel that ever was in Virginia.
Nathaniel Bacon was responsible for Bacon's Rebellion, in which Virginia settlers rebelled against William Berkeley, the colonial governor of Virginia. Bacon died from dysentery on October 26, 1676 at the age of 29.
Bacon's Rebellion was precipitated by what Bacon perceived as unfair treatment by William Berkeley, Governor of Virginia. Berkeley excluded Bacon from his government.
Nathaniel Bacon did not found any colony. However, he did lead a rebellion (Bacon's Rebellion) in Colonial Virginia.
When Nathaniel bacon led an rebellion against the governor of James town, because Nathaniel bacon let a raid on the native Americans and killed them and burned there home. He ask the Governor for help but he didn't help because he had no orders to do that. So Nathaniel held a rebellion. unfortunately he got hung for a punishment.