Bacon and his wife described Governor Berkeley's relationship with Native Americans as overly conciliatory and accommodating. They suggested that Berkeley was aligned with the Native Americans for trade benefits, seeing him as "the Indians' friend and our enemy," indicating resentment toward Berkeley's policy of accommodation toward Native tribes rather than removal or annihilation. Bacon opposed this approach, advocating for driving Native peoples out of Virginia completely to gain land for settlers, while Berkeley aimed for peace and cautious trade relations with the Native tribes. This stark difference over Indian policy was a major cause of conflict between Bacon and Berkeley.
