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[[File:Nathaniel-bacon-1647-1676-granger.jpg|thumbnail|300px360px|left|Nathanial Bacon before the Virginia Council]]
Bacon's Rebellion was probably one of the most confusing and intriguing chapters in Jamestown's history. For many years, historians considered the Virginia Rebellion of 1676 to be the first stirring of revolutionary sentiment in America, which culminated in the American Revolution almost exactly one hundred years later. However, in the past few decades, based on findings from a more distant viewpoint, historians have come to understand Bacon's Rebellion as a power struggle between two stubborn, selfish leaders rather than a glorious fight against tyranny.
