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Events on Wednesday 15 January 1777 1
1777Vermont Declares IndependenceNew Connecticut breaks from New YorkDelegates meeting at Westminster declared the territory between New York and New Hampshire an independent republic, initially named New Connecticut. The territory adopted the name Vermont later that year. It remained an independent republic until joining the United States in 1791.