HIST 1376 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Castration
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Three decades of prosperity will be replaced by the economic frustration because of the lack of profiting from the tobacco, year after year. Will make a impact for the small planters and farmers. The frustrations from the people put the blame on the government. Got the posterity, governor, was blamed for the economic frustration. Common-planters demand berkley to give more land to them, by getting more land from the natives who happen to remain in the land. Demand to engage into war against the native, but berkley disagree because he wants to avoid the economic competition. Leads the attack by the summer of 1676. Directly defying against governor"s order, charged with open rebellion. Force the rebellion to jamestown, and the rebels mob marches toward the governor"s mansion. Nathanial bacon dies of illness from the toxic water he drank at jamestown. The troops arrived from england to restore order against the rebel.