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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. On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state! The new state was in the north.
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Nov 9, 2009 · Vermont was finally admitted to the union as the 14th state in 1790, after 14 years as an independent republic. ... is the smallest state capital in the United States. By: ... //www.history.com ...
The geologic history of Vermont begins more than 450 million years ago during the Cambrian and Devonian periods. Human history of Native American settlement can be divided into the hunter-gatherer Archaic Period, from c. 7000–1000 BC, and the sedentary Woodland Period, from c. 1000 BC to AD 1600.
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 ...
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On January 10, 1791, the Vermont legislature agreed to petition the United States for admittance. It passed 105 to 2. Note: some sources state that four objected. 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.
4 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.
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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 ...
