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The name Vermont is derived from the French vert mont meaning "green mountains," the name of that portion of the Appalachian Mountains system running through the center of the state. The area was originally settled by the Abnaki Indians. In 1609, the Frenchman Samuel de Champlain explored the region and named a lake, on what is now Vermont's northwest border, after himself. By the end of the French and Indian War (1754-63) the territory fell completely to the British.
The land was contested by the colonies of New York and New Hampshire, and between 1770 and 1775 many men joined the Green Mountain Boys, led by Ethan Allen, to repulse these claims.
When the American Revolution began, the Green Mountain Boys then fought for independence from England. Their successful assault on Fort Ticonderoga, in May 1775, is generally cited as the first offensive action of the Revolution. In 1777, the inhabitants created an independent republic--first as New Connecticut, then as Vermont.
In 1796, George Washington wrote to the Vermont Legislature:
Gentlemen: With particular pleasure I receive the unanimous address of the Council and General Assembly of the State of Vermont. Altho' but lately admitted into the Union, yet the importance of your State, its love of liberty and its energy, were manifested in the earliest period of the revolution which established our independence. Unconnected in name only, but in reality united with the Confederated States, these felt and acknowledged the benefits of your cooperation. Their mutual safety and advantage duly appreciated, will never permit this union to be dissolved.
The new antislavery Republican Party gained control of Vermont in the election of 1856. Citizens became very active in the underground railroad and more than 35,000 Vermont soldiers fought for the Union during the Civil War. Vermont became the site of the only Civil War action north of Pennsylvania when, from Canada, a band of Confederates raided St. Albans in October 1864.
The new antislavery Republican Party gained control of Vermont in the election of 1856. Citizens became very active in the underground railroad and more than 35,000 Vermont soldiers fought for the Union during the Civil War. Vermont became the site of the only Civil War action north of Pennsylvania when, from Canada, a band of Confederates raided St. Albans in October 1864.
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