Why Was William Berkeley Significant in the Chesapeake Region in the Seventeenth

question 74

Multiple Choice

Why was William Berkeley significant in the Chesapeake region in the seventeenth century?

• A) His rise from servitude to great wealth and power inspired the region's landless men.
• B) He conceived of and founded the first college in North America in Virginia in 1642.
• C) He joined together with Nathaniel Bacon to demand better treatment of western settlers.
• D) His political favoritism during his governorship aroused great resentment in Virginia.

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