Let me get this straight. Fort Washington is captured ... in the final Battle of New York ...for the Brits managed to get ships past the ports without ANY difficulty ... thus rendering the ports useless to our Patriots ... a fort carrying the name of your "King" Washington ... and this same inept "King" Washington was forced to retreat.
2,722 Patriots were taken prisoner and Howe's forces pursued wimpy-Washington all the way out of the territory until wishy-washy-Washington crossed the Delaware ... running like the coward he is. WE NEED A NEW LEADER ... wake UP, man!
Posted by:BubblesAndSqueak
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The sum of 2 million dollars was to be raised from the House Tax. Pennsylvania was to contribute $237,000. Since there were very few slaves in the state, the force of the tax fell or rested on dwelling houses and property. This tax became known as the "Window Tax", since the measuring of the size of the windows and the counting of window panes was a part of the assessment. It was known as the "Hot-Water Tax", because housewives poured hot water on the assessors from their second story windows to discourage them while they were counting and measuring. It was also known as the "Milford Tax", since that is where the main opposition seems to have been centered. Finally, it became known as the "John Fries Rebellion", as Fries was considered the ringleader of an armed opposition.