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The first instance of a person being tried for treason in the United States was that of John Fries in 1800. Fries was charged for his role in Fries's Rebellion, an uprising against a federal tax in Pennsylvania. He was convicted of treason in 1800 but was later pardoned by President John Adams in 1801. This case marked an early test of the legal framework surrounding treason in the new nation.

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