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Fries Rebellion of 1799 PA717 Print E-mail
Site of early challenge to federal government's authority. This armed resistance by Pennsylvania-German farmers to the 1798 federal house tax was suppressed by soldiers. Leader John Fries was arrested for treason, condemned to death, and pardoned by President John Adams.
Main & Broad Sts., Quakertown. Bucks County Pennsylvania.
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