This man spent the last nine years of his colonial career as governor of the Bahamas. He served asgovernor of New York in the year before taking up his more prominent position
This man spent the last nine years of his colonial career as governor of the Bahamas. He served asgovernor of New York in the year before taking up his more prominent position, in which he orderedthe legislature dissolved three times and then finally sparked revolt by seizing the powder store anddeclaring martial law, promising freedom to any slaves who supported his cause. This man's forceswere defeated at the Battle of Great Bridge, and he set (*) Norfolk on fire with a naval bombardment.Earlier, he joined with Andrew Lewis to secure the Treaty of Camp Charlotte, which acquired lands fromChief Cornstalk following this man's victory at the Battle of Point Pleasant. For 10 points, name thisunpopular British governor of Virginia on the eve of the American Revolution, who tried to paper overdiscontent in the colony by leading a three-thousand strong militia corps into the Ohio Valley to displacethe Shawnee in his namesake war.
This man spent the last nine years of his colonial career as governor of the Bahamas.
Lord Dunmore [or John Murray, 4th earl of Dunmore]