Question

Which of the following is a true statement about Nathaniel Bacon?

Answer 1

Answer: actually was socially closer to the elite than to the indentured servants who supported him.

Explanation:

Nathaniel Bacon was a white property owner who was rich and also a relative of William Berkeley who was the governor of Virginia. There was no love between Bacon and Berkeley and there was disagreement over the governance of the colony.

Bacon wanted every Native Americans to be removed from the colony as this will allow the people who own land to expand their property. But Berkeley opposed to this idea as he believed this would bring unity among the nearby tribes and result in war against the colony.

Bacon defied the governor, went against what he said, organized his own militia, which were made up of both black and white indentured servants and attacked the nearby tribes.

The correct answer to the question is that Nathaniel Bacon was actually was socially closer to the elite than to the indentured servants who supported him. He's closer because he's rich and the governor was his relative. He is close to the elites.