1. The New England and Chesapeake Colonies
In the Chesapeake region, colonists were often unhappy with their government. ... A group of rebels decided to launch their own attack on the Indians and also went as far as to set fire to Jamestown. While justifying his rebellion against the government, Bacon expressed how the government was corrupt, only served the needs of the rich and "sucked up the public treasure". The colonist's contempt for their own government made the Chesapeake colonies very scattered in terms of political views and very unstable in terms of government control. ... Each person worked for pay, but kep...
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