Yes I'm a geeklyttlefyreNovember 14 2005, 13:47:49 UTC
I didn't remember this information, so I actually looked it up. At least I've learned a little something:
1. Maine began its campaign for statehood when citizens felt MA hadn't provided them adequate protection from the British during the War of 1812. It became a state in March of 1820.
2. Vermont became a state in 1791, according to most of the resources I found online. Believe it or not, I found several different dates, the most hilarious being 1987. Conflicts between NJ and NY over claims to VT led to its becoming its own state (don't see any details in the websites I've found so far).
Re: Vermont in '87!hipnessmoleculeNovember 16 2005, 04:00:05 UTC
Maybe Vermont isn't really a state yet, sort of like those couples married for 30 years that turn out to have something technical missing in their paperwork, and so they're not really married.
maine and vermont
anonymous
December 6 2005, 00:12:05 UTC
hi hipness, Maine joined in 1820, as part of the Missouri compromise to balance out the entry of a slave state. Vermont joined in 1791; I forget the details, but the others were suspicious of the Allen Brothers(radicals in Vt) and worried about a state that was so adamantly abolitionist. Vermont and Mass. have often led the nation. Heck, whenI moved to WV, I didn't know we had West Virginia Day off June 20..got dressed up, boogied to the office...thanks for the Logan stuff..I knew those guys..krikor
Re: maine and vermont
anonymous
December 6 2005, 21:42:24 UTC
hi hipness, Not sure about NJ claiming vt. Most northern states dallied and shallied about slavery. Mass abolished 1780, due to Deborah sampson, a black veteran who got wounded in the Rev. Jersey was last in 1833, tho there were pockets of slavery in the southern partsof the state, and many confederate officers went to Princeton. The north basically was dragged to salvation by abolitionists,; it helped that slavery was unprofitable up there, tho many northerners supported the Confed in 1861, their cry being, "The Constitution as it was, and the Negro back where he was". Lincoln was barely reelected in 1864, and race was the big issue, ie, why get killed down in W Va fighting to free a slave who would then come up north and compete for jobs. Love a chance to talk history...catch ya later...krikor
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1. Maine began its campaign for statehood when citizens felt MA hadn't provided them adequate protection from the British during the War of 1812. It became a state in March of 1820.
2. Vermont became a state in 1791, according to most of the resources I found online. Believe it or not, I found several different dates, the most hilarious being 1987. Conflicts between NJ and NY over claims to VT led to its becoming its own state (don't see any details in the websites I've found so far).
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How would NJ have a claim on Vermont? They don't come close to sharing a border!
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And as far as your question - beats the hell outta me. I guess greed started early in America - everyone wanted to control any/all major waterways.
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Maine joined in 1820, as part of the Missouri compromise to balance out the entry of a slave state. Vermont joined in 1791; I forget the details, but the others were suspicious of the Allen Brothers(radicals in Vt) and worried about a state that was so adamantly abolitionist. Vermont and Mass. have often led the nation. Heck, whenI moved to WV, I didn't know we had West Virginia Day off June 20..got dressed up, boogied to the office...thanks for the Logan stuff..I knew those guys..krikor
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What's the deal with New Jersey making a claim on Vermont?
And - when did the northern states get rid of slavery?
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Not sure about NJ claiming vt. Most northern states dallied and shallied about slavery. Mass abolished 1780, due to Deborah sampson, a black veteran who got wounded in the Rev. Jersey was last in 1833, tho there were pockets of slavery in the southern partsof the state, and many confederate officers went to Princeton. The north basically was dragged to salvation by abolitionists,; it helped that slavery was unprofitable up there, tho many northerners supported the Confed in 1861, their cry being, "The Constitution as it was, and the Negro back where he was". Lincoln was barely reelected in 1864, and race was the big issue, ie, why get killed down in W Va fighting to free a slave who would then come up north and compete for jobs. Love a chance to talk history...catch ya later...krikor
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Speaking of New Jersey, what do you know of the Jersey Devil?
And - have you ever read Princetonian John McPhee's book about the Pine Barrens?
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NY, NJ, PA, CT, MA, RI, NH, DE, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA
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