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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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Vermont was finally admitted to the union as the 14th state...
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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.
Nov 9, 2009 · Vermont was finally admitted to the union as the 14th state in 1790, after 14 years as an independent republic.
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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On February 18, 1791, an Act of Congress, the first Congress, third session, admitted Vermont into the United States. They would be fully part of the United States by March 4, 1791. The census stated that 85,425 people lived in the new state in 1791.
Jan 15, 2013 · Vermont finally joined the Union in 1791 as the 14th state, becoming the first state to be admitted after the original 13 Colonies. It served as a political counterweight to slave-holding...
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Why did it take 14 years before Vermont became part of the United States? In 1777, the thirteen colonies were fighting the Revolutionary War with England. They were too busy to stop Vermont from becoming an independent state.
