Bacon Rebellion"Where we know well that all our causes will be heard impartially and justice will be administered equally to all men", as said by Nathaniel Bacon. In the early years, when America was still developing, conflicts shaped the United States and its relationships with different parts of the regions. One of the first rebellions showed different groups of people coming together to rebel against the government. Bacon's Rebellion was important because it threatened the rule of Governor Berkley, Virginia. In 1676, the leader of the rebellion was Nathaniel Bacon who rebelled and staged an uprising in colonial Virginia. High taxes, low tobacco prices, and antipathy against the special privileges granted to the neighboring governor, Sir William Berkeley, provided the reasons for the revolt. Bacon's Rebellion is important, as there were numerous reasons for the rebellions to begin. Nathaniel Bacon started a rebellion against the government, due to his different view of the governor's point of view, including trade with the Indians and high taxes. Bacon was from Suffolk, England, having come to Virginia after arguing with his in-laws. His father gave him money to buy land in the colonies, so he would have a chance to become an upper class citizen. The money he was given was enough to purchase two properties near the James River. In Virginia he was welcomed into the colony by Governor William Berkley. The governor was involved in controlling the colony by trading with the Indians and expanding the colony only when necessary. Berkeley assigned bacon to the board of directors. His views were different from those of Berkley who wanted to expand into part of the Indian Territory. Jamestown was not doing well economically, due to the Navigation Acts...... middle of paper ...... unifying different races and socioeconomic classes. Finally, Bacon's Rebellion allowed minorities to expand into Virginia. Ronald Takaki states, "During the last quarter of the century, Virginia's black population increased rapidly to 9,000 and perhaps as many as 20,000 of the entire colony's 63,000." (60) This growth of African America in the late 1600s occurred after Bacon's Rebellion. In conclusion, Bacon's Rebellion of 1675 was one of the most influential acts against the American colonial government. First, it unified many different races and socioeconomic classes. Bacon's second rebellion was important because it threatened the government of Governor Berkley, Virginia and finally Bacon's plan to overthrow the government was the same plan used in the American Revolution, so Bacon's rebellion, in 1676, was truly one of the first and models of the American Revolution. Revolution.