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The American Revolution finally ended for Vermont in Oct. 28, 1790, when the state offered to pay New York $30,000 ($770,000 in 2014 dollars). In exchange, New York would release all claims against land in the future Green Mountain State.
New York did not want Vermont to join the United States and the other former(something that used to be) colonies agreed. After 14 years, New York agreed that Vermont could become part of the United States.
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.
Oct 27, 2019 · New York officials used their clout to block Vermont’s admission. The old dispute was finally resolved in 1791, when Vermont agreed to pay New York the whopping sum of $30,000.
4 days ago · To recognize Vermont as a new state might encourage other separatist movements, would alienate New York, and could perhaps undermine the war effort. The Continental Congress refused to recognize Vermont, though Vermont’s importance to the success of the Revolution was widely acknowledged.
On March 6, 1790, the legislature of New York consented to Vermont statehood, provided that a group of commissioners representing New York and a similar group representing Vermont could agree on the boundary.
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After the war, Vermont applied to become a state. It was allowed to do so after it paid 30,000 Spanish milled dollars to New York to resolve the outstanding land claims. Vermont was admitted to the union as the 14th state on March 4, 1791.
