hypothesis/thesis essay outline

Thesis:
Berkeley was the hero throughout Bacon's Rebellion while Bacon was the rebel villain of Virginia.

Background info:
-William Berkeley was the governor of the colony of Virginia.
-He was sent to the New World by the King to make sure the colony stayed in line.
-Bacon decided to step up and do something to try and help the poorer colonists that wouldn't be able to survive with the new laws that Berkeley had put in place.
-He was a rebel and truly hated the governmental system.
-Bacon started a rebellion.
-Ended up unsuccessful on Bacon's end.

Body:
I will talk about the view point of Berkeley being the hero throughout the Rebellion. I will include citations and quotes that support the idea from multiple different documents. Also, I will integrate first-hand accounts of people that actually witnessed and believe Berkeley to be the better person. I will provide details and quotes that support the idea of Bacon being a villian during Bacon's Rebellion.

Discussion:
I will integrate my ideas into the essay and include why I thought Berkeley was the hero instead of Bacon and why I thought Bacon was the villain over Berkeley. I will wrap everything up so there are no loose ends and so that the readers aren't left confused over my view points.

Conclusion:
I will conclude my thoughts in a well-structure paragraph that will get my final points across to the reader. They paragraph will include some of the main points from the body of the essay, which will help sum everthing up to make a good conclusion to my essay.