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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. Colonial empire - Wikipedia

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    1.2 Timeline. 2 List of colonial empires. ... The chart below ... Russian colonization of North America: Russian America (1733–1867) Sagallo ...

  5. Timeline of Colonial America - Wikipedia

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    300 B.C. – Maize first grown in Eastern North America. 100 B.C. – A.D. 400 – The Hopewell tradition flourishes. 600 – Emergence of Mississippian culture. 700 – Use of the bow and arrow becomes widespread among peoples of Eastern North America. 1000 – Leif Ericson explores the east coast of North America. [1]

  6. United States territorial acquisitions table - Wikipedia

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    Accession Date Area (sq.mi.) Area (km 2.) Cost in dollars Original territory of the Thirteen States (western lands, roughly between the Mississippi River and Appalachian Mountains, were claimed but not administered by the states and were all ceded to the federal government or new states by 1802)

  7. Colonial history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Russia explored the area that became Alaska, starting with the Second Kamchatka expedition in the 1730s and early 1740s. Their first settlement was founded in 1784 by Grigory Shelikhov. [41] The Russian-American Company was formed in 1799 with the influence of Nikolay Rezanov, for the purpose of buying sea otters for

  8. Timeline of geopolitical changes (1500–1899) - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of geopolitical changes around the world between 1500 and 1899. It includes dates of declarations of independence, changes in country name, changes of capital city or name, and changes in territorial ownership such as the annexation, occupation, cession, concession, or secession of land.

  9. Outline of the history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Vermont Republic is admitted to the Union as the State of Vermont (the 14th state) on March 4, 1791 Whiskey Rebellion , 1791–1794 The United States Bill of Rights , the first ten amendments to the Constitution, takes effect on December 15, 1791