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	Vermont - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Province of Massachusetts Bay claimed the land on the basis of the 1629 charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
		He dispatched 2,600 men, nearly a third of his army, to seize the colonial storehouse there, unaware that General Stark's New Hampshire troops were then traversing the Green Mountains to join up at Bennington with the Vermont continental regiments commanded by Colonel Seth Warner, together with the local Vermont and western Massachusetts militia.
		In 1791, Vermont joined the federal Union as the fourtenth state–the first state to enter the union after the original thirteen colonies, and a counterweight to slaveholding Kentucky, which was admitted to the Union shortly afterward.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vermont (7520 words)

	American Revolutionary War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Militia typically lacked the training and discipline of regular troops, but could be effective When led by talented officers.
		Seeking to coordinate colonial military efforts, the Continental Congress established (on paper) a regular army—the Continental Army—in June of 1775, and appointed George Washington as commander-in-chief.
		The colonial militia dispersed, and in April Washington took most of the Continental Army to fortify New York City.
	american-revolutionary-war.iqnaut.net (5146 words)

	battles of Lexington and Concord
		by the British Parliament, unrest in the colonies increased.
		News of his plan was dispatched to the countryside by Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott.
		After a brief exchange of shots in which several Americans were killed, the colonials withdrew, and the British continued to Concord.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0829629.html (297 words)

	Virginia Vital Records Online
		Virginia Colonial Records, 1600s-1700s (CD 503) -- collection of 15 books on Virginia topics gathered together especially if you are interested in military lists prior to the American Revolution.
		Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War -- summary of the Militia's military movements arranged by counties, declarations of Virginia Militia Pensioners, Militia officers appointed in various counties, and pensioners residing in and outside of Virginia in 1835 who received pensions as Virginia militiamen.
		Virginia Colonial Militia, 1651-1776 -- collection of pension records for militia members between 1651 and 1776.
	www.vital-records-online.com /virginia-vital-records.asp (603 words)

	The American Revolution: Causes--U.S. History/World History/Literature lesson plan (grades 6-8)--DiscoverySchool.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Events in the formation and evolution of the American colonies both long before and immediately preceding the Revolution are covered in this excellent reference resource originally created by the excellent "Facts on File" publishing house.
		Understands the social, political, and religious aspects of the American Revolution (e.g., decisions leading to crisis of revolution; efforts by Parliament and colonies to prevent revolution; ideas of different religions; economic and social differences of loyalists, patriots, and neutrals).
		Understands the major political and strategic factors that led to the American victory in the Revolutionary War (e.g., the importance of the Battle of Saratoga, the use of guerilla and conventional warfare, the importance of King's Mountain in defining the war).
	school.discovery.com /lessonplans/programs/revwar1 (2550 words)

	Revolutionary War Service Records
		Home /American Units / British Units / Militia Units / Loyalist Units /
		Maryland Records Colonial, Revolutionary, County, and Church from Original Sources Vol.
		Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols.
	www.myrevolutionarywar.com /records.htm (158 words)

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