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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 ...
The Second Vermont Republic movement was founded in 2003 by Thomas Naylor, who published the book The Vermont Manifesto that same year. [5] [self-published source] He was motivated by the September 11 attacks.
The Old Constitution House in Windsor, Vermont, where the constitution of the Vermont Republic was signed. The first Constitution of Vermont was drafted in July 1777, almost five months after Vermont declared itself an independent country, now frequently called the Vermont Republic. It was in effect until its extensive revision in 1786.
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]
Green Mountain Rangers, 1776. The Green Mountain Boys were a militia organization established in 1770 in the territory between the British provinces of New York and New Hampshire, known as the New Hampshire Grants and later in 1777 as the Vermont Republic (which later became the state of Vermont).
Governors of the Vermont Republic (2 P) O. Officials impeached by the Vermont Republic (7 P) Pages in category "Vermont Republic"
The Vermont State Archives text of the Vermont Republic Constitution, 1777; The Vermont State Archives text of the 1786 Constitution Archived 2019-04-25 at the Wayback Machine; The Vermont State Archives text of the 1793 Constitution Archived 2014-07-18 at the Wayback Machine; Visit the birthplace of Vermont and its Constitution Archived 2006 ...
"The Song of the Vermonters, 1779" Also known as "The Green Mountaineer" is a poem by the American Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) about the U.S. state of Vermont during its years of independence (1777–1791), sometimes called the Vermont Republic. [1]