He’s goal was not to fight but to inform the German emperor in the sternest way possible short of war that Germany's actions were unacceptable and risked a confrontation. Germany ignored the threat.
1676 - Nathaniel Bacon and other western Virginia settlers were angry at Virginia Governor Berkley for trying to appease the Doeg Indians after the Doegs attacked the western settlements. The frontiersmen formed an army, with Bacon as its leader, which defeated the Indians and then marched on Jamestown and burned the city. The rebellion ended suddenly when Bacon died of an illness.
Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.These explorations, however, opened brand new horizons and broadened our knowledge about the planet. Thus, many new nations and lands were discovered and in one way or another they had to interact with one another. Those communications were inavitable and natural.
