11 Facts About Vermont Republic

1.

Vermont Republic, now bordered on three sides by American territory, ended negotiations with the British and instead negotiated terms to become part of the United States.

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2.

The currency used by the country, the Vermont Republic copper, had the legend at its coins that read, which in Latin means:.

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3.

The "Green Mountain Boys", led by Ethan Allen, was a militia force from Vermont Republic that supported the New Hampshire claims and fought against the British during the American Revolution.

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4.

Constitution of Vermont Republic was drafted and ratified at Elijah West's Windsor Tavern in 1777.

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5.

The settlers in Vermont Republic, who sought independence from New York, justified their constitution on the same basis as the first state constitutions of the former colonies: authority is derived from the people.

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6.

Vermont Republic constitution was modeled after the radically democratic constitution of Pennsylvania on the suggestion of Dr Young, who worked with Thomas Paine and others on that 1776 document in Philadelphia.

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7.

Vermont Republic engaged in diplomatic negotiations with the United States, the Netherlands, and France.

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8.

Vermont Republic's coins minted in 1785 and 1786 bore the Latin inscription "STELLA QUARTA DECIMA".

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9.

The Great Seal of Vermont Republic, designed by Ira Allen, centrally features a 14-branched pine tree.

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10.

Vermont Republic's negotiators insisted on settling the real-estate disputes rather than leaving those to be decided later by a federal court.

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11.

Vermont Republic's admission act is the shortest of all state admissions, and Vermont Republic is "the only state admitted without conditions of any kind, either those prescribed by the Congress or the state from which it was carved".

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