They say 2 : 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.

Document four by the Royal Commissioners, stated that “the Indians sent out five great men to treate of peace, who were not permitted to return to the fort, but being kept prisoners some tyme were at last murdered by the English…” in this particular situation the writer was trying to portray how different the Indians were from the English . In this quote it says how the Indians went for peace… and the English apparently did not see that way so they held them captive and killed them. The writer also gives another side where not just the English act out but the Indians retaliate. “Susquahanocks in revenge of the Maryland business came suddenly down upon the weak plantations at the head of Rappahanock and Potomaque and killed at one time 36 persons and then immediately (as their custome is) ran off into the woods.” The Indians displayed a level of animosity that proved equal insanity with the English. That being said there were certain situations that both the colonists and the Indians reacted differently given the circumstance. In the first quote the Indians wanted to make peace, but the English killed them why they did this there could be a merit of reasons. In the second quote he said that the Indians killed thirty six people in revenge; this is one of the reasons or circumstance of how different they acted this time then when they wanted peace.

Document five by unknown author, “For in a very short time [in January 1676, the Susquehanna’s] had, in a most inhumane manner, murdered no less then sixty innocent people, no way guilty of any actuall injury don to these ill disarming, brutish heathen.”The writer states his emotion which clearly is bitterly distasteful towards the Susquehanna Indians. That these people inhumanly strike at the Englanders and how they treat them. From the author’s point of view there was no balance it was the Indians inhuman nature that caused the split between the English and the Indians. Bacon’s rebellion made a dent in all areas including the Indians emotions towards the English both sides were affected substantially.


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.