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Vermont's history of independent political thought has led to movements for the establishment of the Second Vermont Republic and other plans advocating secession. Vermont is the only state in the United States that requires voters to be sworn in, having established the voter's oath or affirmation in 1777. [287]
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 ...
[a] Premodern English used the alternative term "commonwealth" in such sense in place of the now singularly standard term "republic." Criminal charges in these four states are brought in the name of the Commonwealth. [b] Besides the four aforementioned states, other states have also on occasion used the term "commonwealth" to refer to themselves:
English (ultimately from Old English) Hampshire: After the county of Hampshire in England, [68] whose name is derived from the original name for its largest city, Southampton, that being Hamtun, which is an Old English word that roughly translates to 'Village-Town'. New Jersey: April 2, 1669: English (ultimately from Old Norse) Jersey
The Flag of Vermont. Vermont (/ v ər ˈ m ɒ n t / ⓘ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north.
The enduring European influence can be seen in the region in the use of traffic rotaries; the bilingual French and English towns of northern Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire; the unique, often non-rhotic traditional coastal dialect akin to the southeastern half of England; and the region's heavy prevalence of English town- and county-names ...
Chester Arthur, New York. One of the two Vermont natives to serve as U.S. president, Chester Arthur was born in Fairfield and lived for a time with his family in Williston and Hinesburg.
Vermont Republic, name later given to the government of Vermont from 1777 until admission as a state in 1791; Vermont Township, Fulton County, Illinois. Vermont, Illinois, a village; Vermont, Indiana, an unincorporated community; Vermont, Wisconsin, a town Vermont (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community