Chapter XI

BACON'S REBELLION. How the crude medi?val methods of robbery began to give place to more ingenious modern methods 45 The Navigation Act of 1651 45, 46 Second Navigation Act 46 John Bland's remonstrance 47 Some direct consequences of the Navigation Act 47 Some indirect consequences of the Navigation Act 48 Bland's exposure of the protectionist humbug 49, 50 His own proposition 50, 51 Effect of the Navigation Act upon Virginia and Maryland; disasters caused by low price of tobacco 51, 52 The Surry protest of 1673 52 The Arlington-Culpeper grant 53 Some of its effects 54 Character of Sir William Berkeley 55 Corruption and extortion under his government 56 The Long Assembly, 1661-1676 57 Berkeley's violent temper 57 Beginning of the Indian war 58 Colonel John Washington 59 Affair of the five Susquehannock envoys 60 The killing of the envoys 61 Berkeley's perverseness in not calling out a military force 62 Indian atrocities 62, 63 Nathaniel Bacon and his family 64 His friends William Drummond and Richard Lawrence 65 Bacon's plantation is attacked by the Indians, May, 1676 65 Bacon marches against the Indians and defeats them 66 Election of a new House of Burgesses 66 Arrest of Bacon 67 He is released and goes to lodge at the house of "thoughtful Mr. Lawrence" 67 Bacon is persuaded to make his submission and apologizes to the governor 68, 69 In spite of the governor's unwillingness, the new assembly reforms many abuses 70, 71 How the "Queen of Pamunkey" appeared before the House of Burgesses 72-74 The chairman's rudeness 74vi Bacon's flight 74 His speedy return 75 How the governor was intimidated 76 Bacon crushes the Susquehannocks while Berkeley flies to Accomac and proclaims him a rebel 76 Bacon's march to Middle Plantation 77 His manifesto 78 His arraignment of Berkeley; he specifies nineteen persons as "wicked counsellors" 80 Oath at Middle Plantation 81 Bacon defeats the Appomattox Indians 82 Startling conversation between Bacon and Goode 82-86 Perilous situation of Bacon 86 The "White Aprons" at Jamestown 87 Bacon's speech at Green Spring 88 Burning of Jamestown 89 Persons who suffered at Bacon's hands 89, 90 Bacon and his cousin 90 Death of Bacon, Oct. 1, 1676 91 Collapse of the rebellion 92 Arrival of royal commissioners, January, 1677 92 Berkeley's outrageous conduct 93 Execution of Drummond 94 Death of Berkeley 95 Significance of the rebellion 96 How far Bacon represented popular sentiment in Virginia 97 Political changes since 1660; close vestries 98, 99 Restriction of the suffrage 100, 101 How the aristocrats regarded Bacon's followers 102, 103 The real state of the case 104 Effect of hard times 104, 105 Populist aspect of the rebellion 106 Its sound aspects 106 Bacon must ever remain a bright and attractive figure 107