Some “Susquahanocks in Revenge of the Maryland business came suddenly down upon the weak plantations… and killed at one time 36 persons.”
In the ongoing debate of Bacon’s Rebellion, one controversial issue has been what the cause of the rebellion was, I advocate that the Native Americans were the major cause for Nathaniel Bacon’s Rebellion. They caused a lot of heartache for the meager farmers and frontiersmen. They constantly harassed them and on occasion killed them with brutal tactics and methods.
I. In 1675, war between Indians and colonists in New England was set off when Indians in western MA attacked colonial settlements
II. Indians when they attacked encroaching settlers they would capture them and “before they would deprive them [settlers] of their lives, they would take great deal of time to deprive them first their skins… with there teeth, tear off the nails of [there fingers and their] toes.”
III. Susquehannahs killed 60% of the frontiersmen.
IV. The Indians killed Bacons’ friend
V. They stole corn and pigs
I believe that the Indians are the cause for Bacons Rebellion because this Indians killed 60% of the frontiersmen and also Bacons’ friend, _________. The Indians also instigated the war in 1675, they were also a major cause that the general populace and Bacon didn’t like the governor. The governor protected the Indians because he had a lucrative business trading beaver pelts.
Works cited:
Ben’s power points
The packet of documents
pg38 who were the colonists
(Pg77 whether they be friends or foes
10/13/2008
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