There were many free, poor, landless, single men upset by the shortage of money, land, work ,and women. This caused Nathaniel Bacon to lead several thousand men that were effected by this in a rebellion against the harsh conditions. The people were indignant of William Berkeley, Virginia's governor, friendly policies towards the Indians. Nathaniel Bacon's men brutally attacked the Indian settlements after William Berkeley declined to counterattack for a series of bloodthirsty Indian attacks on the border. In the middle of all this, William Bacon suddenly died of disease. As for Berkeley, he kept going to crush the uprising. William Bacon's legacy lived on, which gave irritated poor people ideas to rebel. Indentured servants had led a hopeful
