Sam
Lao
Sophomore
Native
American Conflict
27
January 2014
Bacon’s
Rebellion
In
James town history the first and only Rebellion is from the Virginia citizens,
on the year of 1676 and which consider as the first revolution in America. From
nowadays the point of view on this Bacon's Rebellions over the hundred of year
have another perspective on this, which this is no way a rebellions of glory
fights toward the tyranny and it is more of a rebellions of Bacon's self greed
and only benefit himself. ("Bacon's Rebellion")
Nathaniel
Bacon led Bacon Rebellion as we known, and the cause of this Rebellion is by
high taxes, deceases price of tobacco, and citizen from Virginia refuse to the
rule and special privilege from the government they are in. The governors Sir
William Berkeley, which all of these influence them to come up together go
against the Jamestown Government ("Bacon's Rebellion"). Sir William
Berkeley does not agree with Nathaniel Bacon's idea of against all Native
America especially the ones who live interior. Then Bacon gathers a large
amount of follower who trusted Bacon and would present their life to him, they
are mostly come from the Virginia. It was on the date of 1675 after Sir William
Berkeley refuse about Bacon's idea of attacking the Natives he began to lead
his followers in a crusade fight with the Native tribes. They first start off
with one of the friendly tribe name Occaneechees, ask them to attack other
unfriendly tribe to become their allies. When the Occaneechees warriors come back
from the captives of unfriendly tribes, Bacon kill them all and his allies
Occaneechees. ("People & Events Bacon's Rebellion 1675 - 1676")
After
Berkeley know the news from the Occaneechees he declared the next time Bacon
return Jamestown he will be arrested and put into jail, with 50 soldiers
standing in the front door of Jamestown. At the same time, Bacon was back to
Jamestown, but this time he brings 500 men with him. Berkeley could only give
up the commission of capturing Bacon, and then he run to the main government
asks for help, even though Bacon notices the declaration he still attacking the
Native tribes. When government got the news, they immediately run away from this
place. A while later, government start sending letters to Bacon tell them stop
what they were doing. Bacon did not listen; they set the Jamestown on fire on
the September of 1676. ("People & Events Bacon's Rebellion 1675 - 1676")
The
Rebellion lately ended after the British sent a royal force to suppress the
rebel. And the rebellion was completely ended with the dead of Bacon on October
by dysentery. ("People & Events Bacon's Rebellion 1675 - 1676")
Pontiac's
Rebellion
Pontiac
Rebellion is a war between the Great Lakes region refuse the control of the
British, it happens after the French and Indian War. In this war, the French
was the alliances with the Lakes region. British men was not good as the French
they do not give any gift to the Great Lakes when they settle in their land.
Time after time, the English displacing the Indian apart from their lands, which
make the Indian thought they was preparing a war against them. This was the War
of Pontiac and it is name after him the chief of Ottawa tribe and it last 3
years, from the 1763 to 1766. The Great Lakes include the Ottawa, Ojibwa,
Shawnee, Miami, Huron, Seneca and Potawatomi are within this uprising. ("Pontiac’s
Rebellion")
In
the May of 1763 the War finally explode, "American Indians unsuccessfully besieged Fort Detroit"("
Pontiac’s Rebellion "). When the British arrived and began a fight with
the Great Lakes, they were defeated on the Battle of Bloody Run by the time of
July 13, 1763. The Indian gather and have plan to fight against the British,
they were planning to use the forest because they were good at it and they
trick the settlers to go in and be killed. This happen on the June 22, 1763,
while the settler was still living in the forts the Indians came and killed
dozens of British. Until the September of 1763 the Indian hold up a large group
of 300 warriors to attack straightly at the supply train in the Fort Niagara,
from this attack there are 72 British soldiers was killed and it is known as Devil's
Hole Massacre. ("Pontiac’s Rebellion") In the
spring of 1764, the British realize there are many solutions to end this war, and
then they sent out two British armies to meet with Pontiac and ask him to signed
treaty with British on 1766. He would sign the treaty because there are
diseases such as Smallpox going around the tribes and they fail to persuade
alliance to continue the Rebellion. And this come to a end of Pontiac's
Rebellion. ("May 7, 1763: Pontiac's Rebellion begins")
Conclusion:
From
the two Rebellions that I have discus about from above, they were apart from one
whole century but there are still many similarities between the two. They both
were an uprising toward the British Government and wanting to get way with
their control and they have a pattern of being extremely preponderance at the
beginning and end up with failing on the Rebellion. On the other hand, there
are also many differences between them. One is the Bacon's Rebellion were the
uprising from the British colonials and the Pontiac's Rebellion is from the
whole Great Lake region was going against the British and with some help from
the French. Another difference would be the Bacon's Rebellion did not have much
British that is killed or dead beside there are a lot of Indians that are sacrifice
from this Rebellion, and on the opposite the Pontiac's Rebellion there are a
lot British soldiers and settle that is dead. Even though the two Rebellions
have a century gap between they still have a lot of similarities and
differences from one another.
Work
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National Park Service. Nov 1995. Web. 27 Jan. 2014.
l "People
& Events Bacon's Rebellion 1675 - 1676". pbs.org. WGBH. 1998-1999. Web.
28 Jan. 2014.
l "May 7, 1763: Pontiac's Rebellion begins". mrnussbaum.com.
Nussbaum Education Network,LLC. 2013.
Web. 28 Jan. 2014.
l "Pontiac’s
Rebellion". history.com. A&E Television Networks, LLC. 1996-2014. Web.
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