Vermont Republic
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republic in North America between 1777-1791
Key facts
- Capital
- Westminster (1777) Windsor (1777–1784) Castleton (1784–1791)
- Common languages
- English French
- Demonym
- Vermonter
- Government
- Republic with executive governor
- 1778 1789
- Thomas Chittenden
- 1789 1790
- Moses Robinson
- 1790 1791
- Thomas Chittenden
- Legislature
- House of Representatives of the Freemen of Vermont
- Historical era
- Early modern period
- Independence
- January 15, 1777
- Admission to the union with the united s
- March 4, 1791
- Currency
- Vermont copper
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- State of Vermont
- Participant in
- American Revolutionary War
- Country
- United States
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- Castleton
- Official language
- English language
- Form of government
- republic
- Motto
- Stella quarta decima
- Flag
- flag of Vermont
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- inception
- 1777-01-15
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1791-03-04
- replaces
- Province of New Hampshire
- replaced by
- Vermont
- native label
- Vermont Republic
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Encyclopedic overview
Today part of Vermont
The Vermont Republic, officially known at the time as the State of Vermont, was a de facto unrecognized independent state in New England that existed from January 15, 1777, to March 4, 1791. 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, New Hampshire, and New York. The republic remained in existence for the next fourteen years, albeit without diplomatic recognition from any foreign power. On March 4, 1791, it was admitted into the United States as the State of Vermont, with the constitution and laws of the independent state continuing in effect after admission.
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