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A history of the United States for Catholic schools . people, however, so disliked Berkeley and the aristocraticparty, that they armed themselves under Bacon, drove thegovernor out of Jamestown, and burned the village (1676).In the midst of his success Bacon died, and Berkeley returnedto Virginia. He at once put to death twenty of Baconsfollowers and continued to rule the colony in his despoticmanner, until the king, disgusted with such tyranny, recalledhim, saying: The old fool has taken more lives in that nakedcountry than I have taken for the murder of my father. 84 A HISTORY OF THE UNITED
