Bacon's Rebellion was about a man Nathaniel Bacon who organized an excursion against the Indians for protection and revenge of the frontier settlers. Bacon was a man with defensive and rebellious intentions of declaring a war against the Governor William Berkeley who refused to listen to what the people of the Chesapeake Colonies were trying to tell him.

Here is a little background information on each leader that lead to the legacy of Bacon's Rebellion in the 1600's. Nathaniel Bacon was born January 2^nd 1647 British-born American Colonial planter, he was the leader of Bacon's Rebellion and then died October 1676. (Son of the South)

William Berkeley was born in 1606. He was the British Colonial Governor during the Bacon's Rebellion, he introduced crop diversification, encouraged manufacturing and went up against Nathaniel Bacon during the 1600's.(Son of the South)

“Bacon's declaration challenged the economic and political privileges of the governor's circle of favorites, while announcing the principle of the consent of the people.” (Declaration of 1676). Once Bacon arouse against Governor William Berkeley, “Governor Berkeley pronounced Bacon a rebel, threatened to punish him for treason, and called for new elections of burgesses who, Berkeley believed, would endorse his get-tough policy. To Berkeley's surprise, the elections backfired.” (TAP p.90)

Frustrations grew strong when the frontiers of the Chesapeake struggled economically and could not stand that Governor Berkeley was not supportive of their survival conflict. Instead, he was more interested in how he could make money off the Indians for himself. Berkeley was a selfish leader who eventually got what he deserved and was voted out of the office. “Almost all the old burgesses were voted out of the office, and they were replaced by local leaders, including Bacon.” (TAP p.90)

“In June 1676, the new legislature passed a series of reform measures know as Bacon's Laws. Among other changes, the laws gave local settlers a voice in setting tax levies, forbade officeholders from demanding bribes or other extra fees for carrying out their duties, placed limits on holding multiple office, and restored the vote to all freemen.”(TAP p. 91)

To conclude, Nathaniel Bacon was a man of honor to many people that lived in the frontier. Bacon knew that Berkeley was a bad man and someone needed to step up and get him out of office. Even though many lives were lost, the fight and rebellious actions helped change the the laws and legislature of the Chesapeake Colonies.