Bacon's+Rebellion

Bacon's Rebellion Bacon's Rebellion erupted in Virginia in 1676. The incident began with a disagreement between plantation owner Nathaniel Bacon and Virginia governor Sir William Berkeley over how to deal with hostile Indians, but expanded into a rebellion. Was Bacon? • A hero for protecting the people from the Indians when the government refused to do so? (PRO) • A traitor for taking up arms against the Indians after the governor ordered him not to, and even more so, for later taking up arms against the governor himself. (CON)