Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 7, Lesson 2: Rebellion in Virginia (pp. 163-166)
I. The Government of Virginia
B. The governor did not hold elections for 14 years.
C. Governor Berkeley raised taxes and would not allow all men to vote.
II. The Fight for Land
B. Settlers fought with the Algonquin Indians for the land.
C. Governor Berkeley did not want the settlers to fight the Indians.
B. Disputes between the Indians and settlers continued.
C. Bacon led attacks on Indian villages and his men burned Jamestown.
D. After the rebellion, the number of families in Virginia grew.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Virginia was governed by a Governor Berkeley, his council, and the House of Burgesses.
A. Land was expensive and hard to get.
III. Bacon's Rebellion
A. Nathaniel Bacon thought Berkeley should provide more protection from the Indians to families on the frontier.
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