Fries's Rebellion

(noun)

An armed tax revolt among Pennsylvania Dutch farmers between 1799 and 1800; also called the "House Tax Rebellion" and the "Home Tax Rebellion." 

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Examples of Fries's Rebellion in the following topics:

  • Domestic Turmoil During the Adams Presidency

    • Marshal began arresting people for tax resistance in Northampton, including Fries and the other leaders of the rebellion.
    • The Fries's Rebellion had lasting effects, however.
  • The Boxer Rebellion

  • Introduction

  • Gabriel's Rebellion

    • Gabriel's Rebellion was a planned slave revolt in Virginia in 1800 that was quelled before it could begin.
    • Numerous black slave rebellions and insurrections took place in North America during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries.
    • After plans for the rebellion were quelled, many slave holders greatly restricted the slaves' rights of travel.
    • For many southern white slave owners, Gabriel's Rebellion proved that slaves would tend toward rebellion and resistance if not kept forcibly contained and controlled.
    • For many slaves and free African Americans, the rebellion proved the power of strategic organization and resistance.
  • Shay's Rebellion: 1786-1787

    • Shays' Rebellion (1786-7) against economic oppression challenged federal authority and partly affected the new Constitution being drafted.
    • Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787.
    • The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and one of the rebel leaders.
    • The rebellion was precipitated by several economic factors beginning in 1785 when the states attempted to solve their debt problems.
    • Examine the impact of Shay’s Rebellion on the political debate during the Constitutional Convention
  • Pursuing Both War and Peace

    • The petition was rejected, and in August 1775, A Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition (or the Proclamation of Rebellion) formally declared that the colonies were in rebellion.
    • The Proclamation of Rebellion was written before the Olive Branch Petition reached the British.
    • In August 1775, upon learning of the Battle of Bunker Hill, King George III issued a Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition.
    • On October 26, 1775, King George III expanded on the Proclamation of Rebellion in his Speech from the Throne at the opening of Parliament.
    • The Proclamation of Rebellion was King George III's response to the Olive Branch Petition.
  • Nat Turner's Rebellion

    • Nat Turner's Rebellion (also known as the Southampton Insurrection) was the era's largest slave insurrection.
    • Nat Turner's Rebellion (also known as the Southampton Insurrection) was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia during August 1831.
    • The rebellion was put down within a few days, but Turner survived in hiding for over two months afterward.
    • Turner took this as the final signal, and began the rebellion a week later on August 21.
    • Evaluate the effect of Nat Turner’s rebellion in the southern black community
  • Shay's Rebellion and the Revision of the Articles of Confederation

    • Shays' rebellion prompted the Boston elite and members of the central government to question the strength of the American government.
    • The state responded with troops sent to suppress the rebellion.
    • Thomas Jefferson, who was serving as ambassador to France at the time, refused to be alarmed by Shays' Rebellion.
    • In a letter to a friend, he argued that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing.
    • Discuss the historical conditions that prompted Shay's Rebellion and its impact on the Articles of Confederation
  • Decline of the Tang Dynasty

    • After the difficult suppression of the An Lushan Rebellion, the jiedushi increased their powers and accelerated the disintegration of the Tang dynasty.
    • The Tang dynasty, established in 618 CE, after experiencing its golden age entered its long decline, beginning with the An Lushan Rebellion by Sogdian general An Lushan.
    • The rebellion and subsequent disorder resulted in a huge loss of life and large-scale destruction.
    • The An Lushan Rebellion and its aftermath greatly weakened the centralized bureaucracy of the Tang dynasty, especially in regards to its perimeters.
    • Some lost faith in themselves, concluding that a lack of moral seriousness in intellectual culture had been the cause of the rebellion.
  • Early Opposition to Slavery

    • The early 1800's witnessed attempted large-scale slave rebellions, including those planned by Gabriel Prosser.
    • Gabriel Prosser was a literate enslaved blacksmith who planned a large slave rebellion in the Richmond area in the summer of 1800.
    • On August 30, 1800, Gabriel intended to lead slaves into Richmond, but the rebellion was postponed because of rain.
    • After the rebellion, many slaveholders greatly restricted the slaves' rights of travel when not working.
    • Prior to the rebellion, Virginia law had allowed education of slaves to read and write, and the training of slaves in skilled trades.
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