They Say: Bacon's Rebellion

Based on what I have read, Bacon's Rebellion was basically about the poor getting their revenge to the rich and to the Natives. In the Howard Zinn document, he is telling us readers how and why the colonists decided to rebel. The rebellion "was an uprising of angry, poor colonists against two groups they saw as their enemies. One was the Indians. The other was the colonists' own rich and privileged leaders"(35). The less fortunate felt like they were being cheated and that the rich and the Natives were being privileged for no transparent reason. As for others like Bacon, "[they] cared more about fighting Indians than about helping the poor"(37). When Bacon brought his ideas to the council, Berkeley denied his plan and Bacon and the other colonists felt betrayed. From Berkeley's actions, Bacon and his followers "attacked the peaceful Indian village, located in the Dragon Swamp"(78,Puglisi). Bacon clearly had prejudice views towards the Indians and his followers followed.