Early Vermont
What two groups of Native Americans traveled through Vermont?
The two groups of Native Americans that traveled through Vermont were the Iroquois and the Algonquins.
Who was the first European to see the land that would eventually become Vermont?
Samuel de Champlain
In 1764 the English colonies of New York and New Hampshire were both issuing land grants in this area?
Vermont
Who stopped the continental congress from making Vermont the 14th state?
New York prevented Vermont from becoming part of the United States in 1777.
What is Vermont's nickname?
The Green Mountain State
Why didn't the Iroquois or the Algonquins make Vermont their permanent home?
The Iroquois and Algonquins were constantly at war. They traveled through Vermont to hunt big game and fight each other.
What group of Native Americans showed Samuel de Champlain the lake that he eventually named after himself?
The Algonquins
What did the New Hampshire Grant settlers call the people trying to steal their land?
Yorkers
Prior to being called Vermont, what did the people of Vermont want to call their state?
New Connecticut
What is the Vermont state bird?
Although both the Iroquois and Algonquins moved frequently, where did they spend the majority of their time?
The Iroquois spent the majority of their time in present day New York. The Algonquins had a much bigger area throughout New England.
What was the Algonquin name for Lake Champlain?
Petowbowk Lake
What group formed to defend the New Hampshire Grant settlers from the Yorkers?
The Green Mountain Boys
How did Vermont finally become the 14th state of the United States?
What is the Vermont state tree?
The sugar maple
How do historians know that Native Americans once roamed Vermont?
In many places in Vermont signs of Native Americans have been found. Arrowheads, flints, pieces of pottery, and even skeletons. Even if the Native Americans had no home in Vermont, they were always traveling through the state.
When did Champlain see the Lake Champlain for the first time?
Ethan Allen
What date did Vermont officially join the United States?
March 4, 1791
What Native American group is still present in Vermont?
The Abenakis are still present in Vermont.
What year did the French return to Vermont to build their first fort?
It was fifty-seven years after Champlain claimed all of Vermont in 1666, when the French returned with about 300 soldiers to build Fort St. Anne on Isle La Motte.
in 1775, Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys took over this fort without firing a single shot.
Fort Ticonderoga
Who was the first governor of Vermont?
Thomas Chittenden
What is the Vermont name for the battle that started a series of battles in Saratoga, NY during the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Bennington