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Title: Bacon's Rebellion, 1676
Note: Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Mark C. Orton, Jeannie Howse, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https: //www.pgdp.net)
Summary: "Bacon's Rebellion, 1676" by Thomas J. Wertenbaker is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. The book explores the events surrounding the rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor Sir William Berkeley in Colonial Virginia. It delves into the socio-political tensions and grievances that fueled this conflict, highlighting issues of governance, corruption, and the struggles of ordinary colonists against an oppressive administration. The opening of the book sets the stage for the intricate dynamics of Virginia during the lead-up to Bacon's Rebellion. It illustrates the discontent among the colonists towards Governor Berkeley’s rule, marked by a concentration of power among his allies, excessive taxation without proper representation, and inequitable land distribution. Key figures, including Berkeley and Bacon himself, are introduced as catalysts for the impending conflict, alongside descriptions of the oppressive policies and socio-economic hardships that ignited the revolutionary spirit among the colony’s inhabitants. The narrative lays a strong foundation for understanding the complexities of the Rebellion as it unfolds throughout the rest of the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson, 1879-1966
EBook No.: 28010
Published: Feb 6, 2009
Downloads: 191
Language: English
Subject: Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Subject: Bacon's Rebellion, 1676
LoCC: United States local history: The South. South Atlantic States
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Bacon's Rebellion, 1676
Note: Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Mark C. Orton, Jeannie Howse, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https: //www.pgdp.net)
Summary: "Bacon's Rebellion, 1676" by Thomas J. Wertenbaker is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. The book explores the events surrounding the rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor Sir William Berkeley in Colonial Virginia. It delves into the socio-political tensions and grievances that fueled this conflict, highlighting issues of governance, corruption, and the struggles of ordinary colonists against an oppressive administration. The opening of the book sets the stage for the intricate dynamics of Virginia during the lead-up to Bacon's Rebellion. It illustrates the discontent among the colonists towards Governor Berkeley’s rule, marked by a concentration of power among his allies, excessive taxation without proper representation, and inequitable land distribution. Key figures, including Berkeley and Bacon himself, are introduced as catalysts for the impending conflict, alongside descriptions of the oppressive policies and socio-economic hardships that ignited the revolutionary spirit among the colony’s inhabitants. The narrative lays a strong foundation for understanding the complexities of the Rebellion as it unfolds throughout the rest of the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson, 1879-1966
EBook No.: 28010
Published: Feb 6, 2009
Downloads: 191
Language: English
Subject: Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Subject: Bacon's Rebellion, 1676
LoCC: United States local history: The South. South Atlantic States
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.