Fries's Rebellion

Fries' Rebellion
The front of an inn, three stories high, with a balcony on the second floor.
Historical marker is in front of McCoole's, previously known as the Red Lion Inn in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, a central point of Fries's Rebellion
Date1799–1800
LocationPennsylvania, United States
OutcomeRebellion suppressed
Designated2003[1]

Fries's Rebellion (/frz/), also called House Tax Rebellion, the Home Tax Rebellion and, in Pennsylvania German, the Heesses-Wasser Uffschtand, was an armed tax revolt among Pennsylvania Dutch farmers between 1799 and 1800. It was the third of three tax-related rebellions in the 18th century United States, the earlier two being Shays' Rebellion (central and western Massachusetts, 1786–87) and the Whiskey Rebellion (western Pennsylvania, 1794). It was commemorated in 2003 with a Pennsylvania historical marker erected in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, where it first erupted.[1]

  1. ^ a b "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2014-01-25.

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