Nathaniel Bacon
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Nathaniel Bacon was a 17th-century Virginia planter best known for leading a major armed uprising against the colonial government in 1676.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nathaniel Bacon canonical | 4 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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planter ⓘ rebel leader ⓘ |
| activity |
armed uprising against colonial authorities
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raids against Native American groups ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1647 ⓘ |
| conflict | Bacon's Rebellion ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | England ⓘ |
| deathCause | dysentery ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Colony
|
| deathYear | 1676 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Bacon ⓘ |
| givenName | Nathaniel ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| leaderOf | Bacon's Rebellion ⓘ |
| legacy |
precursor to later American revolutionary sentiment
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symbol of early colonial resistance to royal authority ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| movement | colonial American frontier resistance ⓘ |
| notableFor | Bacon's Rebellion ⓘ |
| occupation | planter ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Governor William Berkeley
ⓘ
colonial government of Virginia ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Colonial Virginia
ⓘ
history of the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| politicalStance |
anti-elite colonial politics
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frontier settler advocacy ⓘ |
| residence |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
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surface form:
Virginia Colony
|
| significantEvent | burning of Jamestown in 1676 ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1676 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Berkeley