Fries's Rebellion : the enduring struggle for the American Revolution / Paul Douglas Newman.

In 1798, the federal government levied its first direct tax on American citizens, one that seemed to favor land speculators over farmers. In eastern Pennsylvania, the tax assessors were largely Quakers and Moravians who had abstained from Revolutionary participation and were recruited by the adminis...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Newman, Paul Douglas
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2004.
Subjects:	Fries, John, > approximately 1750-1818. Fries Rebellion, 1798-1799.