Tuesday, October 7, 2008

They say : Bacon's Rebellion

“Whether they be friends or Foe” the writer who gave a in-depth description of Bacon’s Rebellion and everything that lead up from it, gave a balance of both sides of causes and effects. He depicted the reactions of every person linked who felt the effect of Bacon’s rebellion; it wasn’t all about Bacon. He gave a balanced review of how the Indians were effected and how they were treated in the presence of a fear driven people. He was trying to show both sides of the problem; for the English it was land, slavery, food shortages, and fear that the government’s priorities weren't right. For example: [77] “made the people jealous that the governor for the lucre of the beaver and other trade, etc., with the Indians, rather sought to protect the Indians than them.” In short the colonies felt neglected and bitter because of it. The Indians experienced the blunt of the Englanders blow. They were pushed off their land, killed by angry colonist, and discriminated against …etc. [78] “the natives including their leader, fled. Bacon and his forces followed, “killing and taking them prisoners, and looking for…plunder.” I believe that Bacon's Rebellion launched a Behavioral change among the established colonist and the new comers who were being pushed into to the oppressed Environment. As for the Indians the writer portrays that they were mistreated, and controlled. That instead of being recognized like an equal they were treated like an inconvenience. In A Young History of the United States the writers say “this was Bacon’s Rebellion. It was not a war of American Colonists against the British. Instead, Bacon’s Rebellion was an uprising of angry, poor colonists against two groups they saw as their enemies.” [35] The two groups that were their enemies; were the Virginia Company and the Indians. Bacon’s Rebellion was described in many different ways, but the conclusion that it always comes to is that in a way it caused future Rebellions. Whether Bacon's Rebellion was right or wrong it still made a significant impact for future generations.

5 comments:

Zachary Silverton said...

Well done. You did a very good job of showing both sides of the argument, and providing evidence of both views.

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Amber Springer said...

Very nice Becca :)

Your quotes are very smoothly transitioned, and I liked how you started with a quote.

Im not sure how to spot a summary or an example of paraphrasing, but Im sure you have one in here :)
This being a "They say" assignment, I probably could only suggest saying more of "They say" (Like your intro, that was perfect)

Well done, very professional.

KevinKablamo said...

This is a good blog entry. You present a lot of information, and you use quotes well.

There isn't much bias, although at one point you do say "I believe...". Also, you seem to favor the Indian's side, but this is backed up with quotes and facts.

Overall, this is a good entry. Keep up the good work!



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[[=DaViD=]] said...

Congrajulations. I thought you did a great job on this.

The sentence structure was very good, (I did see a template used,) and I think that you used a good amount of quotes to back up your writing.

Bravo.
Just, bravo.