Fries's Rebellion
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Fries's Rebellion was a 1799–1800 tax revolt in Pennsylvania led by John Fries against federal property taxes imposed to fund preparations for a potential war with France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fries's Rebellion canonical | 1 |
| Fries’s Rebellion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3140461 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fries's Rebellion Context triple: [Whiskey Rebellion, followedBy, Fries's Rebellion]
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A.
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was a 1676 armed uprising in colonial Virginia led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colonial government, reflecting deep tensions over frontier policy, Native relations, and class divisions.
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B.
Leisler's Rebellion
Leisler's Rebellion was a late 17th-century uprising in colonial New York in which Jacob Leisler briefly seized control of the government amid tensions over class, religion, and the aftermath of England’s Glorious Revolution.
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C.
Shays' Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers in 1786–1787 protesting economic injustices and high taxes, which exposed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation and helped spur calls for a stronger U.S. federal government.
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D.
Newburgh Conspiracy
The Newburgh Conspiracy was a 1783 plot by discontented Continental Army officers, frustrated over unpaid wages and pensions, that threatened a potential military challenge to civilian authority near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Forty-Five Rebellion
The Forty-Five Rebellion was the 1745 Jacobite uprising in Britain led by Charles Edward Stuart in an attempt to restore the Stuart monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fries's Rebellion Target entity description: Fries's Rebellion was a 1799–1800 tax revolt in Pennsylvania led by John Fries against federal property taxes imposed to fund preparations for a potential war with France.
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A.
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was a 1676 armed uprising in colonial Virginia led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colonial government, reflecting deep tensions over frontier policy, Native relations, and class divisions.
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B.
Leisler's Rebellion
Leisler's Rebellion was a late 17th-century uprising in colonial New York in which Jacob Leisler briefly seized control of the government amid tensions over class, religion, and the aftermath of England’s Glorious Revolution.
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C.
Shays' Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers in 1786–1787 protesting economic injustices and high taxes, which exposed weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation and helped spur calls for a stronger U.S. federal government.
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D.
Newburgh Conspiracy
The Newburgh Conspiracy was a 1783 plot by discontented Continental Army officers, frustrated over unpaid wages and pensions, that threatened a potential military challenge to civilian authority near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Forty-Five Rebellion
The Forty-Five Rebellion was the 1745 Jacobite uprising in Britain led by Charles Edward Stuart in an attempt to restore the Stuart monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed resistance
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ tax revolt ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
linked to:
Pennsylvania
|
| chargeAgainstLeader | treason ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describedBySource |
contemporary newspaper accounts
ⓘ
early American legal records ⓘ |
| endTime | 1800 ⓘ |
| followedBy | decline of Federalist Party influence ⓘ |
| governmentBodyInvolved |
United States Congress
ⓘ
federal courts of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. federal courts
|
| hasCause |
Quasi-War military funding needs
ⓘ
direct house tax of 1798 ⓘ federal property tax ⓘ opposition to federal valuation of property ⓘ preparations for potential war with France ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
assertion of federal authority over tax resistance
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contributed to unpopularity of Federalist tax policies ⓘ increased tensions between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans ⓘ |
| leader | John Fries ⓘ |
| legalClassification | treason cases in United States history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania ⓘ Northampton County, Pennsylvania ⓘ southeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| location | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Fries ⓘ |
| opponent |
President John Adams administration
ⓘ
federal government of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| participant |
German-American farmers
ⓘ
Pennsylvania Dutch communities ⓘ |
| partOf |
domestic opposition to Federalist policies
ⓘ
political conflicts of the Adams presidency ⓘ |
| presidentDuringEvent | John Adams ⓘ |
| result |
pardon of principal leaders
ⓘ
suppression of the rebellion by federal forces ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
arrest of federal tax assessors
ⓘ
deployment of federal troops to Pennsylvania ⓘ presidential pardon of John Fries ⓘ release of prisoners from Bethlehem jail ⓘ trial of John Fries for treason ⓘ |
| startTime | 1799 ⓘ |
| taxType |
direct tax on real property
ⓘ
house tax ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
Quasi-War between the United States and France
ⓘ
linked to:
Quasi-War
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| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Fries's Rebellion Description of subject: Fries's Rebellion was a 1799–1800 tax revolt in Pennsylvania led by John Fries against federal property taxes imposed to fund preparations for a potential war with France.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Fries's Rebellion