Question

Bacon’s Rebellion started because


the Indian’s kidnapped Nathaniel Bacon and held him as prisoner.


Doeg Indians took pigs from Thomas Mathew to settle a debt he owed them


Nathaniel Bacon decided to duel Governor Berkeley


the colonist protested spoiled bacon

Answer 1

Bacon’s Rebellion began primarily due to tensions between the Virginia colonial settlers and the Native American tribes in the area, particularly the Doeg Indians. The immediate trigger was an incident in which the Doeg Indians reportedly attacked and took livestock from a settler named Thomas Mathew, which led to escalating conflicts. Additionally, a major contributing factor to the rebellion was the frustrations of colonists over Governor Berkeley's administration, particularly his perceived failure to protect frontier settlers from Native American attacks and his favoritism toward certain elite planters.

So, while the specific incident involving Thomas Mathew is a part of the story, it was part of a broader context of discontent that fueled Bacon’s Rebellion, rather than the other options listed.