The supposed monopoly of
Governor Berkeley, with the beaver skins that the natives traded with
the Americans, was taken by Bacon, as part of the causes of his
rebellion against Berkeley. In the "Declaration of
the People of Virginia," Bacon says that Berkeley was pro-native and
also controlled trade with the Indians, in addition to not taking action
against the attacks of the natives. The battle
between Bacon and Berkeley ended after Berkeley launched several
successful attacks, from the Chesapeake Bay, defeating Bacon's men. When the rebellion came to an end, the landlords who followed Bacon again swear allegiance to the Virginia government.
