The Vermont Republic

In disputed territory, colonial politics led to a call for independence different from, but intertwined with, the war with the British. The History Guy recalls when Vermont stood for fourteen years as a nation unto itself. It is history that deserves to be remembered.

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Script by JCG

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[cbalparda]

Vermonter here! Our national guard still uses the flag from the green mountain boys and there’s a session movement that started in the 70s that uses that same flag today. You can see it flying throughout the state if you know what to look for.

[runekked]

As a proud vermonter its great to see our revolution get its due. Got to love the fact that we blackmailed our way into statehood.

[robholt]

Live in New Hampshire. I recall a few pages in a textbook on this. Learned more in 8 minutes than 12 years of school. As a fellow history buff, I am very appreciative of how The History Guy relates history to the why and how we are today.

[SuperHigear]

"History that deserves to be remembered." And my 4th Great Grandfather was a part of it! Being a young man he moved out of his parent's home in Washington county, Rhode Island and relocated in Bennington, Vermont in the late 1770s. He married in 1785 and continued to live and farm in the area of Bennington for the rest of his life. Which makes this episode of the History Guy very meaningful for me. Thank you History Guy!!!

[VideoCesar]

Never ceased to amaze me how much we DON'T know about history.
-School history: All the colonies united harmoniously to fight for the independence of all the states under one flag
-History Guy: Let me tell you what really happened...

[dirtcop]

What fascinates me most about history is the fact that the people of that period were not aware of the ramifications of the events happening around them. The things that became "important" in history often didn't affect them immediately, it became important months or years later.

[pedrotheswift]

From a non-American its amazing just how much fighting your country has done, , first to settle it, then as narrated here, to define it, then between yourselves, then around the world, , it explains why the Flag is flown so proudly throughout your lands.

[ConnieGeldreich]

This was interesting and informative. My now deceased husband was a Trowbridge and a descendant of one of the Green Mountain Boys. It's a shame we don't know the history anymore. They had a pretty interesting history.

[b_uppy]

That is fascinating. Loved history in school but don't recall ever seeing maps like yours.

[ldg]

I have heard mention of the Green Mountain Boys since I was a young girl, but apparently was never clear on who they were and what they Now, nearing 60, this is the very first time that I ever heard of Vermont being it’s own republic. Thank you, History Guy, for keeping history alive..

[p.w.]

Morning coffee and the history Guy!!! doesn't get any better then this!

[TedBronson]

THANK YOU FOR COVERING THIS SUBJECT ! Vermont is so often just ignored when people talk about Texas or Hawaii being independent nations before becoming States ! I'm glad you tackled it. Thanks again.

[Vtmtnman]

Many Texans are surprised when I tell them Vermont too, was an independent republic.Many thanks from us in "The Grants."

[sharonwhiteley]

"WE are stronger together than apart " needs to be remembered today in this country.

[fpilotjumper]

Native Vermonter here - so excited to see this get it's own History Guy video!

[frankthomas]

Thanks History Guy for this little tidbit of Vermont history. I was born and raised in Vermont, now living in Nashville, TN. I don`t remember any of this from my history classes in school.

[constipatedinsincity]

I'm sitting here looking at a gallon of Ethan Allen paint. My elderly neighbor asked me to paint a room for her! That's Spooky History Guy, as usual!🎨🖌

[MrArcher]

I admire how the history guy chooses not to take political, racial or any other side. But chooses to tell stories that reflect current issues in today’s society. Providing valuable lessons we need to remember that occurred through out history. I have taken to calling them, “sermons of history.”

Well done sir, well done.

[kevind]

History that deserves to be ... taught in school in the first place.

[mikebronicki]

This puts a whole new light on Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys!