"They say Bacon's Rebellion....." re-done

When it comes to the topic of Bacon's Rebellion, most of us will readily agree that it was a recolt against the english government and their laws and restrictions in the new land. Where this agreement usualy ends however is on the question of if Nathaniel Bacon went on a killing spree against the native americans which could be seen as unnecessary. Where as some are convinced that the standard way of thinking about Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion is that he was against the government because they were not providing the security against the indians as needed. It is often said that the actions of Nathaniel Bacon was a statement of the people.

One implication of Zinn and Steoff of Bacon's Rebellion is that they did not see that Nathaniel Bacon as a man for his people but more of a selfish man that just wanted to kill native americans so that they would stop stealing his crops and/or goods. Zinn and Steoff expressed this idea in their story, 'A Young People's History of the United States.' Here are their exact words "He probably cared more about fighting indians than helping the poor." Yet on the other hand, Nathaniel Bacon should have been seen as a leader when it came to revolting against the english. With that being said, from the text of A Young People's History of the United States says that, " Bacon's Rebellion brought together groups from the lower classes, they started an uprising because they were angry about the way that the colony was being run." With these two contrasting quotes, It it mostly believed by people that there are two sides of the situation, that Nathaniel Bacon was only being a barbarian by killing the indians, yet on the other hand being a hero for his people in the rebellion against england and their rights as a new colony.