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Mar 15, 2010 · One month later, on July 2, 1777, a convention of 72 delegates met in Windsor, Vermont, to adopt the state’s new—and revolutionary—constitution; it was formally adopted on July 8, 1777.
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The convention met at Bennington, on January 6, 1791. On January 10, 1791, the convention approved a resolution to make an application to join the United States by a vote of 105 to 2. [25] Vermont was admitted to the Union by 1 Stat. 191 on March 4, 1791.
March 4, 1791 - Vermont is added as the 14th State. Carved from portions of New York and New Hampshire, and first known as New Connecticut, Vermont spent fourteen years as an independent republic before joining the Union.
Dec 1, 2019 · On March 4, 1791, Vermont was officially admitted to the Union as a free state opposing the slave state of Kentucky, officially ending the sovereign Vermont Republic. Joshua Nichols is a Vermont Maturity contributing editor.
Nov 27, 2022 · Vermont finally joined the Union after representatives of New York agreed to drop that state’s claim to land in Vermont in exchange for $30,000.
Although Vermont became the 14th state in 1791, construction of its state house at Montpelier was not completed until 1833. Vermont became the first state outside of the 13 original colonies to be welcomed into the Union on March 4, 1791. The French originally settled Vermont, starting in the 1600s. The first British settlers didn't arrive ...
Mar 4, 2012 · Five weeks later, on Feb. 18, the US Congress agreed to admit the region. The independent Republic of Vermont became the 14th US state and officially entered the union on March 4, 1791.
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