HIST 101 APUS Fries Rebellion Discussion – Description
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The Fries’ Rebellion was a revolt in 1799 that was against federal property tax in Pennsylvania. This rebellion was the third one to happen in the 18th century in regards to taxation. John Fries led the group of several hundred farmers who were against this. In 1798, Congress voted for a federal tax against all property (land and buildings) and slaves in preparation for the upcoming war with France. Congress set the tax for all of the states at 2 million dollars and Pennsylvania had to contribute $237,000. This of course caused a lot of anger towards President John Adams and his administration. Due to their anger with this they took arms with John Fries in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Fries and his supporters did not use violence but intimidation to get a group of tax resistors released from jail. President John Adams then sent a militia group into the counties where the rebellion was and arrested anyone who was partaking in their group. While doing this, they arrested John Fries and thirty others. Those who were arrested were tried in Federal court, while Fries was tried for treason. The consequences of his conviction were to be hung but in 1800, the President pardoned John Adams and those who were a part of the rebellion. This rebellion was the third one to happen in the 18th century in regards to taxation.
Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Fries’s Rebellion.” Encyclopedia Britannica, March 17, 2020. https://www.britannica.com/event/Friess-Rebellion.
McIntosh, M. (2023). Retrieved from https://brewminate.com/president-john-adams-and-the-fries-rebellion-1786-1787/
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