Which of the following statements is NOT true? [originaltext] Nathaniel Bacon

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问题 Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Nathaniel Bacon was a man determined to protect his property against Indian raids. He encouraged other Piedmont farmers to do likewise. After Governor Berkeley of Virginia had refused to help them, Bacon and his friends banded together and destroyed a group of attackers in April of 1676. Governor Berkeley declared them traitors, and they assembled a group of some 500 people and marched on Jamestown, the capital, to insist on the governor’s assistance. Berkeley later ordered them all arrested. Because of this, the farmers burned Jamestown and took control of the government. The governor fled.
   The fight, which was known as Bacon’s Rebellion, lasted almost a year. Bacon caught ms]aria and died in October of 1676, leaving the farmers at the mercy of Governor Berkeley. Twenty-three of them were hanged at his request.

选项 A、Nathaniel Bacon and his friends fought against Indian raids.
B、Bacon and his friends were Piedmont farmers.
C、Bacon and a few farmers marched on the capital to protest the Indian raids.
D、Governor Berkeley did not listen to the demands of the farmers.

答案 C

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