Question

In the 1400s, Rome faced various challenges, including social upheavals, collapsing institutions, and the plague. Who, according to Bacon and his rebels, was the cause of their complaints? In what ways does he implicate local native America in these complaints?

A) Bacon and his rebels blamed the monarchy for their complaints, citing poor leadership.
B) Bacon blamed the Native Americans for their troubles, accusing them of inciting unrest.
C) Bacon and his rebels accused the governor of mismanagement, not Native Americans.
D) Bacon implicated neighboring European nations for Rome's problems.

Answer 1

Bacon and his rebels blamed Governor Berkeley for mismanagement and policies that favored the wealthy, leading to Bacon's Rebellion; they did not target Native Americans as the main cause of their problems. Option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

Nathaniel Bacon and his rebels did not blame local Native Americans for all of Rome's problems in the 1400s; instead, they targeted Governor William Berkeley's administration in Virginia during the 1670s. Bacon accused Governor Berkeley of mismanagement, favoritism towards the wealthy, high taxes, and failing to protect settlers from Native American raids.

The conflict known as Bacon's Rebellion was a result of resentment against Berkeley's rule, tax policies, and defensive stance during the Susquehannock War, which led to increased taxation and heightened grievances among the colony's smaller planters and former indentured servants. Though it began as a dispute over Native American policy, the rebellion was more focused on the desire of Bacon and his followers to gain power and access to frontier lands, which they felt was being hampered by Berkeley's administration. Option C.