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The STATE of Vermont | |
Status: STATE of the Union | |
Vermont declared itself an independent Republic prior to Statehood (specifically, on 17 January 1777 as "New Connecticut"; the name "Vermont" was first utilized in the nascent State's 1st Constitution drafted in July 1777 and formally ratified the following March): however its territory was claimed by the State of New York; only when New York was induced to renounce its claim in exchange for financial remuneration (an agreement formally accepted by both jurisdictions as of 28 October 1790) was Statehood possible | |
Admitted to the Union as a State: 4 March 1791 by an Act of Congress of 18 February 1791 (1 Stat. 191) recognizing a State government already formed | |
The 14th state. |
Traditional Sections and Regions All States | |
Section: NORTHEAST | |
Region: New England | |
Survey: Metes & Bounds |
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Enabling Act: [Vermont never had an Enabling Act prior to Statehood] | |
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