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     • Situated east of New York and west of New Hampshire, Vermont was no friend of its neighbouring colonies.
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2. vtdigger.org › 2019/10/27 › then-again-disputingThen Again: Disputing land claims gave rise to Vermont republic

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   Oct 27, 2019 · The Vermont Constitution of 1777 was a declaration by some of the region’s inhabitants that they were independent of the governments that claimed control of the territory: Britain, as well as...

   • Then Again: Vermont and New Hampshire, a long rivalry

     The Vermont-New Hampshire relationship does go way back, to...

3. vtdigger.org › 2024/05/19 › then-again-vermont-andThen Again: Vermont and New Hampshire, a long rivalry

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   May 19, 2024 · The Vermont-New Hampshire relationship does go way back, to more than 40 years before there was a Green Mountain State. The New Hampshire Grants business she was referring to started 275...

4. vtdigger.org › 2022/11/27 › then-again-vermont-tookThen Again: Vermont took a rugged road to statehood

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   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. The signed agreement is housed at the state...

5. militaryhistorynow.com › 2013/05/07 › the-14thThe 14th Colony – Vermont’s Curious Role in the American ...

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   May 7, 2013 · Situated east of New York and west of New Hampshire, Vermont was no friend of its neighbouring colonies. In fact, the territory had spent the years leading up to the revolution locked in a dispute with the colonies on its border over land.

6. newenglandhistoricalsociety.com › 1790-dealVermont Statehood, Never A Sure Thing Until New York Got Paid Off

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   Vermont’s tortured journey to statehood was mired in a decades-old struggle between New Hampshire on one side and New York on the other. In between stood the irascible Allen boys, Ira and Ethan (with their Onion River Land Company).

7. www.britannica.com › place › VermontVermont - Revolution, Statehood, Constitution | Britannica

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   4 days ago · Vermont - Revolution, Statehood, Constitution: Although the region was explored long before the landing of the Pilgrims and was settled before the American Revolution, it began its early development not as a chartered royal colony but as a territory whose possession New Hampshire and New York disputed. In the decades before the Revolution ...

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   Was Vermont a friend of New York and New Hampshire?

   • Situated east of New York and west of New Hampshire, Vermont was no friend of its neighbouring colonies. In fact, the territory had spent the years leading up to the revolution locked in a dispute with the colonies on its border over land.

   The 14th Colony – Vermont’s Curious Role in the American Revolution

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   How did New York get Vermont statehood?

   • In exchange, New York would release all claims against land in the future Green Mountain State. New York accepted the deal, clearing the way for Vermont statehood the following year. Vermont’s tortured journey to statehood was mired in a decades-old struggle between New Hampshire on one side and New York on the other.

   Vermont Statehood, Never A Sure Thing Until New York Got Paid Off

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   Why did New Hampshire and New York block Vermont?

   • When the American Revolution broke out, Vermont found itself in a strange predicament. Its people mostly supported the American side. But New Hampshire and New York blocked it from having much influence in the Continental Congress. Both resisted Vermont’s efforts to form a government of its own and join the Congress.

   Vermont Statehood, Never A Sure Thing Until New York Got Paid Off

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   Why did Vermont establish a boundary with New Hampshire?

   • Settling first with New Hampshire, Vermont established the Connecticut River as a boundary. However, many towns along both sides of the river wanted to remain united as part of the same state (either Vermont or New Hampshire).

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   How did Vermont become an independent state?

   • With the Revolutionary War drawing to a close, Vermont sought to resolve its land claims with its neighbours. Eventually, the republic agreed to pay New York $30,000 in silver for land and by 1790, Vermont ceased to be an independent republic and formally joined the United States.

   The 14th Colony – Vermont’s Curious Role in the American Revolution

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   Why did Vermont accept New York in 1790?

   • Vermonters then agreed to make no claims west of the western border of Massachusetts, though some in the border regions wanted to remain part of New York. Finally, the leading families of Vermont, with Chittenden in the lead, agreed to make the offer that New York accepted in 1790.

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9. www.chesterfieldhistoricalsociety-nh.org › nh-warNH War with VT

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   After NY won the legal battle, NH granted settlers, citing persecution from NY, declared themselves free from Great Britain’s rule and established the Republic of Vermont in 1777. Seventeen towns on the east side of the Connecticut River asked to join the new republic.