His cousin by marriage, Berkeley, has presented him with an ample land grant and afforded him many other honors that he was not worthy of (McCulley, 1987).
Bacon and Berkeley ended up confronting each other on something that led the people of Virginia to experience an uprising which saw Bacon becoming a popular leader. However, the uprising came to an end after the death of Bacon. Based on the background of the history, Bacon was a true leader who fought for the rights of the minority whereas Sir Berkeley was an ineffective leader who did not understand the plight of his subjects and failed to stand up to Bacon and actually ended up running away from the problem (Wertenbaker, 2007). Based on the facts presented, I was among the people of Virginia who experienced tough economic times. Besides, massive corruption was the order of the day in an area whose leadership did little to contain the situation. As a leader