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After 14 years, New York agreed that Vermont could become part of the United States. But first, Vermont had to pay $30,000 to New York. That was a lot of money in 1791, but Vermont wanted to join the United States. So Vermont paid the money to New York.
- The Vermont Constitution
The Vermont Constitution also established a government and...
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This catamount has been on display at the Vermont State...
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Pictures can show us what Vermont looked like in history....
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History is more than dates and events. But historians use...
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Vermont State Symbols; Census Records; Books About Vermont;...
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- The Vermont Constitution
Nov 9, 2009 · Vermont was finally admitted to the union as the 14th state in 1790, after 14 years as an independent republic. ... Vermont became the first state to legally recognize civil unions between ...
Vermont was admitted to the United States as the fourteenth state in 1791 after a brief period of sovereignty following the American Revolutionary War. Vermont experienced rising abolitionist sentiment and subsequently fought on the Union side of the American Civil War .
In January 1791 Vermont delegates met in Bennington and ratified the U.S. Constitution. On March 4, 1791, Vermont was accepted into the United States of America, as the fourteenth state. The War of 1812. Vermonters reluctantly supported the War of 1812. The federal trade embargoes stopped all legal trade with Canada, stunting Vermont’s commerce.
Mar 15, 2010 · However, as the politics of slavery threatened to divide the U.S., Vermont was finally admitted as the new nation’s 14th state in 1791, serving as a free counterbalance to slaveholding Kentucky ...
- Missy Sullivan
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How did Vermont become the 14th US state? When does Vermont's story start? People have lived on the land for over 12,000 years, thousands of years before Vermont existed.
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2 days ago · Vermont, constituent state of the United States, one of the six New England states lying in the northeastern corner of the country. The 14th state admitted to the union (on March 4, 1791), its capital is Montpelier. Learn more about the history and features of Vermont in this article.
