Which Statement About Bacon's Rebellion Is FALSE

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which statement about Bacon's Rebellion is FALSE?

• A) Bacon would probably have been accepted into the ruling clique had he only waited.
• B) Bacon led a rebellion to prevent Governor Berkeley from waging a war against the Susquehannock Indians.
• C) Bacon was perceived as a hero by the common people of Virginia.
• D) Bacon and his men burned Jamestown to the ground.
• E) Bacon, a member of a respectable English family, had only recently arrived in Virginia.

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