In 1676, there was the event of an armed revolt of settlers in Virginia under the leadership of Nathaniel Bacon (Rice, 2014). This revolt was in rebellion towards William Berkeley who was the governor. Due to inadequate addressing of safety demands of colonists an uprising formed leading to Berkeley been chased from Jamestown, attacks on Indians and burning of the capital. Furthermore, colonists wished to expand their colonial territories by pushing westwards in order to claim the frontier land that belonged to the Indians. However, they were denied by Governor Berkeley (Rice, 2014). Suppression of the revolt was initially managed through merchant ships turned to combat equipment. Later the British royal forces joined and took several years to overcome the resistance. The battleground for this revolt was primary at the Potomac River. Ideally, the setting of the revolt was a political tussle between Bacon and Berkeley. Other consequences of the war included looting of property belonging to both loyalists and rebels.
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Ideally, Berkeley was chased despite being a mediating factor due to the inability to protect the safety of the Virginians from Native Americans. This as a result led to a more personal initiative that aimed at doing the job themselves instead of waiting for authorities to take action. In any case, this revolt was a fight behind the subjects of politics and social classes. In relation to the modern day living, these ideals are still evident within the society. Due to economic power and classes, various people in the society are proactive in ensuring the safety of its members. However the context of such ideals in the contemporary society takes a negative turn. Discrimination and segregation of minority groups ends up being the result causing