Nathaniel Bacon was a 17th-century Virginia planter who led Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 against colonial governor William Berkeley. His uprising, driven by frontier settlers, indentured servants, and enslaved people seeking protection and land, exposed deep class tensions. Historians and students study Bacon to understand early American resistance, colonial governance, and the roots of racialized labor systems.
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