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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 ...
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).
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.
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 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.
The Vermont Secession Book, [8] later joined the Advisory Board of the Second Vermont Republic. [9] Flag of the Green Mountain Boys. The "independence" flag adopted by the Second Vermont Republic [10] is similar in design to the Green Mountain Boys regimental flag flown by those who supported creation of the first Vermont Republic. [11]
"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]
Thomas Chittenden (January 6, 1730 – August 25, 1797) was an American politician from Vermont, who was a leader of the territory for nearly two decades.He was the state's first and third governor, serving from 1778 to 1789—when it was a largely unrecognized independent state called the Vermont Republic—and again from 1790 until his death.