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Vermont: From Green Mountain Name to Early Statehood
Vermont derives from vert and mont and was explored by Samuel de Champlain in 1609. England took control after 1763, and Vermont became a state in 1791 after a decade as an independent republic. It outlawed slavery in 1777 and has the smallest urban share among states, with about 600,000 people. The Connecticut River marks its eastern border, and it borders Canada, New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
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