The events and causes of Bacon’s rebellion goes far beyond 1676, carrying over into conflicts throughout the 17th century with similar underlying factors that helped shape history. Throughout the book Rice continues to demonstrate how the rebellion wasn’t really Bacon’s and the events of the rebellion carried on throughout history. Rice broadens the scope of Bacon’s Rebellion to show that events throughout the 17th century, such as the conflict between Catholics and Protestants, tension and conflict between Natives, the Glorious Revolution and even the American Revolution 100 years later, were created by similar underlying factors found in the cause of the rebellion. To connect these issues to the rebellion Rice boiled the conflict down to
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He took an event that is complicated and “chaotic” and told the story in a clear and engaging way. “I set out to integrate historian’s best insights into Bacon’s Rebellion within an engaging narrative, allowing those insights to emerge from the story.” (page 208). He organized his story in a precise way that focused on his main point and got the reader thinking beyond the one event. I feel like Rice also did a good job of always turning back to the theme & causes of the rebellion that were carried on throughout the second part of the book. I feel like it is important to keep a focus on the cause of the rebellion; class conflict, position and status with Indians, and religious conflict, because it has similarities and sets the scene for the events taking place after. “the virulent anti-popery that emerged in the latter stages of bacons rebellion kept the cause alive, elevating it to the struggle between God and Satan” (page 183). It was smart of Rice to focus on the events following the Rebellion to show conflict being resolved and tie back to the importance of relationships. The second half talks about the Glorious Revolution and how some of the tension was resolved “by eliminating Catholics from position of power.” (page 217). It not only shows a picture of resolution but also of unity between America and England and the effect that relationships had on both of the countries. I feel like an
He took an event that is complicated and “chaotic” and told the story in a clear and engaging way. “I set out to integrate historian’s best insights into Bacon’s Rebellion within an engaging narrative, allowing those insights to emerge from the story.” (page 208). He organized his story in a precise way that focused on his main point and got the reader thinking beyond the one event. I feel like Rice also did a good job of always turning back to the theme & causes of the rebellion that were carried on throughout the second part of the book. I feel like it is important to keep a focus on the cause of the rebellion; class conflict, position and status with Indians, and religious conflict, because it has similarities and sets the scene for the events taking place after. “the virulent anti-popery that emerged in the latter stages of bacons rebellion kept the cause alive, elevating it to the struggle between God and Satan” (page 183). It was smart of Rice to focus on the events following the Rebellion to show conflict being resolved and tie back to the importance of relationships. The second half talks about the Glorious Revolution and how some of the tension was resolved “by eliminating Catholics from position of power.” (page 217). It not only shows a picture of resolution but also of unity between America and England and the effect that relationships had on both of the countries. I feel like an