Essay Archive - Bacon’s Rebellion
Bacon’s Rebellion
Governor Berkeley, the man in charge of running Virginia in the representation of the interests of the Virginia
Company had total control of this colony since he was there and the Virginia company was in England. Due to Having this
power for more than thirty years was able to dominate all of the colony’s politics. Due to having this power he was able to
dominate the fur trade with the Native Americans through the security of a monopoly, the power of giving the most
prestigious land to his personal favorites or friends in any amount, not to mention his own plantati....
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