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Vermont was admitted to the Union by 1 Stat. 191 on March 4, 1791. Vermont's admission act is the shortest of all state admissions, and Vermont is "the only state admitted without conditions of any kind, either those prescribed by the Congress or the state from which it was carved". [26]
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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Nov 9, 2009 · Vermont was finally admitted to the union as the 14th state in 1790, after 14 years as an independent republic.
Dec 1, 2019 · Initially called the Republic of New Connecticut and commonly known as the Republic of the Green Mountains, the Vermont Republic was founded with the intent to rejoin the Union after the matter of land rights had been settled.
In 1791, Vermont joined the federal Union as the fourteenth state—becoming the first state to enter the Union after the original Thirteen Colonies, and as a counterweight to slaveholding Kentucky, which was admitted to the Union the following year.
Britain in 1776 and initially united under the Articles of Confederation—joined the new federal government. An additional 37 states joined between 1791 (Vermont) and 1959 (Alaska and Hawaii). Each star on the national flag represents one of the 50 states.
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4 days ago · In 1790 New York finally gave up its claims to Vermont and the following year, after 14 years as an independent republic, Vermont was admitted into the union as the 14th state. During the early 19th century, Vermont’s economy went through several cycles of boom and bust, including its rise and fall as a major sheep and wool producer.
