Compare And Contrast Jamestown And Indians

Two wealthy men who traveled long ways overseas from England were both on a mission to make a difference not only in their lives, but in the lives of others. Although these two men shared many attributes, they were very diverse in the way managed their disputes. Nathaniel Bacon was an educated English man with a sufficient amount of money and on a journey to make a difference in Jamestown, Virginia. In 1676, many people migrated over from England to escape the harsh reality of government control. The Virginia colonies was an escape and a fresh start for these people. When Bacon arrived in Virginia, he soon discovered that Jamestown was run by a bunch of crooked councilmen lead by corrupt Governor William Berkeley. Berkeley made his bootlegged money by wrongful taxes and illegal fur trade with the Indians. With an unlawful governor in office, the Indians would attack settlers and their land causing complete terrorism throughout the whole colony with no repercussions due to the fear of losing his connection with the Indians and their forbidden fur trade. Settlers soon had enough with the attacks by the Indians and set up a company of roughly 300 men to stand up the Indians. The …show more content…
Nathaniel Bacon was a straight forward man who pushed for his beliefs and in the end believed that violence was the answer. Not only did he threatened the kill corrupt governor Berkeley, he also brought his 500-man army to bring terror upon him as well. On the other hand, Roger Williams believed in peace and that all things can be solved through religion. He looked up to his creator on many of his life decisions and let that pave his road to success in created church and state separation. By buying out the Narragansett Indians rather than attacking them, it proves that these two Englishmen mindsets were completely offset when it comes to peace