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  2. History of Vermont - Wikipedia

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    Native Americans inhabited and hunted in Vermont. From 7000 to 1000 BC was the Archaic Period.During that era, Native Americans migrated year-round. From 1000 BC to 1600 AD was the Woodland Period, when villages and trade networks were established, and ceramic and bow and arrow technology were developed.

  3. Vermont Republic - Wikipedia

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    The Vermont Republic officially known at the time as the State of Vermont, was an independent state in New England that existed from January 15, 1777, to March 4, 1791. [1] The state was founded in January 1777, when delegates from 28 towns met and declared independence from the jurisdictions and land claims of the British colonies of Quebec ...

  4. Territorial evolution of North America since 1763 - Wikipedia

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    In 1845, Texas joined the United States and in 1867 the United States acquired Alaska from Russia. The last major territorial change occurred when Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, [ 2 ] but there have been a number of small adjustments like the Boundary Treaty of 1970 where the city of Rio Rico, Texas , was ceded to Mexico.

  5. Territorial evolution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Vermont again claimed an East Union, consisting of some towns in New Hampshire that wished to join with Vermont; more towns were interested than during the first attempt in 1778, though again, the exact extent of the borders is unknown. Vermont never gained full control over the area. [32] [43] [36] [37] [c] Disputes: June 16, 1781

  6. List of territorial disputes - Wikipedia

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    The border was defined as the 103rd meridian but an 1859 survey marked it too far west, mistakenly putting present-day towns of Farwell, Texline, and a part of Glenrio in Texas. New Mexico's draft constitution used the 103rd meridian as intended.

  7. Six Vermont historic sites are free to visit on Bennington ...

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    The Bennington Battle Monument is just over 306 feet high and was completed in 1891 to commemorate the Aug. 16, 1777 Battle of Bennington, considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War.

  8. List of U.S. state and territory nicknames - Wikipedia

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    Texas: Lone Star State [32] [102] (used on license plates) U.S. Virgin Islands [a] America's Caribbean (used on U.S. Virgin Islands license plates until 2015) [103] American Paradise [104] Utah: Beehive State; Crossroads of the West [105] [106] – Location the Golden Spike was driven into the railroad, the joining point of the First ...

  9. Russia organized 2 sides of a Texas protest and encouraged ...

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    The Heart of Texas Facebook page, whose link to Russia was first reported by Business Insider, organized a rally at noon on May 21 at the Islamic Da'wesh Center in Houston, Texas, to "Stop ...