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	Vermont Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Vermont Republic was an independent republic that existed from 1777 until it became the state of Vermont—the 14th state of the United States of America—in 1791.
		The constitution of the Vermont Republic was drafted and ratified in 1777, and was the first written national constitution in North America.
		The admission of Vermont was supported by the North, the smaller states, and states concerned about the impact of the sea-to-sea grants held by other states.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vermont_Republic (250 words)

	list of extinct states - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		Republic of Rio Grande declared independence in 1840, brought back into Mexico by force less than a year later, encompassed the land of the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, and parts of the USA state of Texas.
		Cabinda), Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
		Vermont Republic - Republic of Vermont existed from 1777 until 1791, when Vermont became the 14th state of the United States.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/list-of-extinct-states (2901 words)

	Second Vermont Republic
		Be it resolved that the state of Vermont peacefully and democratically free itself from the United States of America and return to its natural status as an independent republic as it was between January 15, 1777 and March 4, 1791.
		The Second Vermont Republic is a peaceful, democratic, grassroots solidarity movement committed to the return of Vermont to its rightful status as an independent republic as was the case in 1791 and to support Vermont's future development as a separate, sustainable nation-state.
		Vermont's strong democratic tradition is grounded in its town meetings which have served as the state's political mainstay for over two centuries.
	www.vermontrepublic.org (456 words)

	Vermont biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Vermont is the birthplace of former presidents Calvin Coolidge and Chester A. Arthur.
		Vermont, part of the New England region, borders New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, Massachusetts to the south, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north.
		Vermont is known for its brief mud season in spring followed by a cool summer and a colorful autumn, and particularly for its cold winters.
	vermont.biography.ms (1314 words)

	Second Vermont Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Vermont has suffered, as have other states, from the debilitating effects of big business, big government, and big agriculture.
		Since Vermont became the fourteenth state of the Union, the United States government has become too big, too centralized, too powerful, too intrusive, too materialistic, too impersonal, too grasping, too militarized, too imperialistic, too violent, too undemocratic, too corrupt, and too unresponsive to the needs of individual citizens and small communities.
		The free people of Vermont have reached a turning point: whether to fight for "liberty and justice" or to trade in their heritage for the shackles known as progress.
	www.vermontrepublic.org /writings/vtdeclaration.html (724 words)

	Toward Freedom - Vermont: Most Likely to Secede (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Thomas Naylor: The Second Vermont Republic is a peaceful, democratic, grassroots, libertarian populist movement opposed to the tyranny of the U.S. Government, corporate America, and globalization and committed to the return of Vermont to its rightful status as an independent republic, as it was between 1777 and 1791.
		Fifth, as long as Vermont remains in the Union, its citizens face curtailed civil liberties, the risk of terrorist attack, and the risk of military conscription of its youth.
		TN: The Vermont Legislature must be persuaded to authorize a convention of the people to vote on rescinding the petition for statehood approved by the Vermont Assembly in January 1791 and ratified on March 4, 1791.
	towardfreedom.com /home/content/view/707/1 (1319 words)

	Second Vermont Republic
		Vermont was the first state to outlaw slavery in its constitution in 1777 and also the first to require universal manhood suffrage.
		Vermont has the highest percentage of unpaved roads in the nation and was the first state to ban billboards alongside highways.
		Thomas Naylor is author of The Vermont Manifesto and one of the founders of the Second Vermont Republic.
	charlie.gnn.tv /blogs/11917/Second_Vermont_Republic (991 words)

	Idaho Observer: Will necessity give way to the Second Vermont Republic?
		Naylor, author of “The Vermont Manifesto, the Second Vermont Republic,” believes the time has come for all good people to support secession from Washington, D.C. specter is haunting America -- the specter of separation, alienation and powerlessness.
		The Vermont Manifesto is an extremely lucid overview of where the citizens of the several states stand in relation to the central government in Washington, D.C. We, the people no longer have a voice in D.C. and it functions without our approval and $7.2 trillion beyond its means.
		Second Vermont Republic membership is open to anyone who subscribes to these principles, regardless of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.
	www.proliberty.com /observer/20040601.htm (1758 words)

	Washington Free Press - #75 May/June 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Vermont was actually an independent republic from 1777 through 1791, when it decided to join the United States and Naylor is saying that it's time for the state to return to that status.
		Vermonters have always displayed a bit of an independent streak and even its Republicans have tended to be seen as moderate to liberal.
		Naylor emphasizes that the Second Vermont Republic (www.vermontrepublic.org) drive is entirely peaceful and that it avoids relationships with movements that condone violence, such as one in Texas.
	www.washingtonfreepress.org /75/republicOfVermont.htm (2052 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / N.H. / Essex Junction couple lobbying for Vermont Independence Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		There are others who believe the time has come for the Vermonters of today to follow even more closely the example of their forebears who met in Westminster in 1777.
		The group Second Vermont Republic has long advocated for the state to declare itself a republic again, independent of Washington and the other states.
		Second Vermont Republic was founded by Thomas H. Naylor, a retired economist who taught for 30 years at Duke University.
	www.boston.com /news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2004/12/26/essex_junction_couple_lobbying_for_vermont_independence_day?mode=PF (739 words)

	UPNE \| The Vermont Encyclopedia
		Although agriculture was its mainstay, Vermont became famous for its high-grade marble and granite and, later, for the development of skiing, now one of its most important economic activities.
		He was the President of the Vermont Historical Society and is the author and editor of many articles and books on Vermont history, including Vermont Voices (1999) and The Star that Set: The Vermont Republication Party, 1854–1974 (2002).
		RALPH H. ORTH of Shelburne is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Vermont.
	www.upne.com /1-58465-086-9.html (1026 words)

	Confederate Soldiers Raid St Albans Vermont!(10/19/1864)
		In 1840 the former Republic was incorporated as the town of Pittsburg.
		The foundation of an independent republic, comprising 160,000 acres in what is now the town of Pittsburg, stemmed from a long standing dispute between the United States and Canada over the boundary line between our State and the Province of Quebec.
		Vermont sent no representatives to the Constitutional Convention, and nobody thought Vermont would be an issue -- until the leaders of Vermont began negotiating to join Canada.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/772077/posts (1975 words)

	Interactivist Info Exchange \| Thomas Naylor, "The Green Mountain Manifesto" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Second Vermont Republic is a peaceful, democratic, grassroots, libertarian populist movement opposed to the tyranny of the U.S. Government, Corporate America, and globalization and committed to the return of Vermont to its rightful status as an independent republic as it once was between 1777 and 1791.
		The Vermont Legislature must be persuaded to authorize a convention of the people to vote on rescinding the petition for statehood approved by the Vermont Assembly in January 1791 and ratified on March 4, 1791.
		Vermont still provides a communitarian alternative to the dehumanized mass production, mass consumption, narcissistic lifestyle which pervades most of the United States.
	info.interactivist.net /article.pl?sid=04/12/14/2055215&mode=nested&tid=8 (1115 words)

	Windsor, Vermont, New England, USA
		According to local folklore, a violent thunderstorm delayed the delegates' departure long enough that a constitution of the "Free and Independant Republic of Vermont" could be adopted on July 8.
		The Republic existed for 14 years, before being admitted to the Union as the 14th State.
		Vermont's constitution was unique in a number of ways: it was the first to prohibit slavery, the first to establish universal manhood suffrage without requiring ownership of property, and the first to establish a system of public schools.
	www.virtualvermont.com /towns/windsor.html (356 words)

	HISTORY OF THE SECOND VERMONT REPUBLIC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Governor Brian Dubie, and most members of the Vermont House and Senate was approved in an amended form in April.
		To celebrate the signing of the Vermont Constitution in 1777, SVR held a mock town meeting on the Constitution House lawn in Windsor, Vermont on July 9, 2005.
		Among the principles to which the Second Vermont Republic subscribes are political independence, direct democracy, Swiss federalism, sustainability, economic solidarity, quality education, humane health care, nonviolence, political neutrality, and international solidarity with its neighbors New Hampshire, Maine, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces of Canada.
	www.vermontrepublic.org /writings/historyofthesecondvermontrepublic.html (1923 words)

	History and Philosophical Background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1777, in the midst of the revolutionary turmoil of colonial America, a small tract of land, claimed by all its neighbors, declared itself an independent republic capable of regulating all internal affairs.
		Indeed, the land of the Green Mountains was forgotten, and was left unpaved by the progress of industry.
		It has begun to subvert the true Vermont, and replace it with a quaint and picturesque countryside peopled with smiling flatlanders and quaint bumpkins, while pushing the true people of Vermont out of the way.
	www.angelfire.com /vt/republicvt/call.html (356 words)

	The Republic of Vermont 1777 —1791
		Vermonters were so independent that after the Revolutionary War they voted to form their own nation.
		Vermont is now part of the United States and we still have a reputation for being very independent thinkers and problem solvers.
		Lots of historians say it was the rugged land and climate in Vermont that caused the people to be independent.
	www.ccsvt.org /Champs/Vermont/Republic (128 words)

	Rutland Herald: Rutland Vermont News & Information
		Vermont was also the first state to enter the Union in 1791 after the original 13.
		While a republic, Vermont made a devout first impression when the white congregation of a Rutland Congregational church hired African-American Lemuel Haynes as its pastor in1783.
		Vermont legislators passed the nation's very first gasoline tax in 1923, with the money directed toward highway construction.
	www.rutlandherald.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050901/NEWS/509010306/1014 (1196 words)

	ipedia.com: Vermont Republic Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ethan Allen and his "Green Mountain Boys" fought against the British, then later against these states, and in 1777 Vermont was declared an independent republic.
		It was called New Connecticut for its first six months of existence, then Vermont, and was sometimes colloquially called the Republic of the Green Mountains.
		The Constitution of Vermont was drafted and ratified, the first written constitution in North America.
	www.ipedia.com /vermont_republic.html (271 words)

	The Green Mountain Republic of Vermont (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This page is dedicated to the secession of Vermont from the federalist United States.
		In order to preserve Vermont's unique democratic tradion, a separation must be staged with the bloated bureaucracy of the United States.
		These beliefs draw inspiration from the historic Vermont Republic and the Green mountain Boys, as well as from John McClaughry and Frank Bryan's Vermont Papers.
	www.angelfire.com /vt/republicvt (112 words)

	USA - Vermont = ? - News
		Here is some info about B&P written by Linda Elbow of B&P. The Second Vermont Republic is a peaceful democratic grassroots political movement committed to the return of Vermont to its rightful status as an independent republic, as it was in 1777-1791, and to the support of Vermont's future development as a separate, sustainable nation-state.
		Vermont's strong democratic tradition is grounded in its legendary town meetings, which have served as the state's political mainstay for over two centuries.
		Second Vermont Republic membership is open to any Vermonter who subscribes to these principles, regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation.
	www.vermontcynic.com /media/paper308/news/2003/10/07/News/Usa-Vermont-519996.shtml (630 words)

	Times Argus: Vermont News & Information
		At a "Radical Consultation" conference in Middlebury Inn this weekend, though, where participants discussed the fall of the American empire and Vermont's possible secession from the United States, no one seemed to be ashamed of the label.
		The conference is a collaboration between the Charlotte-based Second Vermont Republic, and a group based in Swindon, England, called The Fourth World that promotes a 'human scale' in government and industry.
		Thomas Naylor, founder of the Second Vermont Republic, said he believes the current political system in the United States is "corrupt to the core" and that Vermont must break its ties with the United States to begin the process of reform.
	www.timesargus.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041107/NEWS/411070353/1003 (710 words)

	Free Vermont
		The Second Vermont Republic has a clear, if not simple, mission: “Our primary objective is to extricate Vermont peacefully from the United States as soon as possible.” The SVR people are not doing this to “make a point” or to stretch the boundaries of debate.
		In the main, in the heart, the Second Vermont Republic is based on love: love of a place, of a culture, of an agriculture.
		When the “Vermont nationalist” CEO of a consulting firm insists that Vermont should have the right to determine where (and where not) its national guard is deployed, I hear an echo of the Old Right.
	www.amconmag.com /2005/2005_12_19/article.html (1854 words)

	Vermont Coppers - Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Interestingly, although Vermont was an independent republic, the legislature continually referred to itself as a state in their legislation, hence the act says Harmon was granted "...the exclusive right of coining Copper within this State for the term of two years...".
		He was Rupert's representative to the Vermont legislature during 1780 and was a Justice of the Peace for the town from 1780-1790.
		In fact, except for the substitution of the word "Vermont" for "Connecticut", in the obverse legend, the description of the images and legends as stated in the Vermont act were exactly the same as were found on the Connecticut coppers.
	www.coins.nd.edu /ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/VT-Copper.intro.html (5132 words)

	Ethan Allen History: The Haldimand Affair
		In order to guarantee land titles in the republic, negotiations began through Haldimand between members of the Vermont government and the British headquarters in New York for the republic of Vermont to become a part of the British Empire.
		The conspirators did not have the support of the Vermont Assembly, which was more interested in having Vermont accepted as the fourteenth state of the Union than rejoining the British Empire.
		The Vermont participants contended that the action was a ruse to prevent English invasion and to pressure Congress into admitting Vermont as a state of the Union.
	www.ethanallenhomestead.org /HISTORY/haldimand.htm (284 words)

	Vermont History Expo 2005: History Speaks...
		Ciongolli is the author of "Passage to Liberty," a history of Italians in America that traces Italian immigration to various regions of the United States, including the Northeast.
		Ciongolli is a clinical associate professor of neurology at the University of Vermont College of Medicine.
		Thomas Naylor is founder of the Second Vermont Republic, an organization committed to the return of Vermont to its status as an independent republic, as it once was between 1777 and 1791.
	www.vermonthistory.org /expo/pages/presentations.htm (797 words)

	Thomas Naylor on Vermont, George Bush, and Secession - News
		Politically, according to Naylor, Vermont is at a serious disadvantage by continuing to be a member of a "faltering empire".
		The Second Vermont Republic is not without allies, and is able to claim the Bread and Puppet Theatre, one of the oldest nontraditional independent theatres in America, as one of its strongest supporters.
		Naylor came to the interview armed with the first copy of The Vermont Second Republic's manifesto in hand (the manifesto outlines and expands upon the case made by Naylor for Vermont independence) and an announcement that The Second Republic would be officially accepting applications for membership shortly.
	www.vermontcynic.com /news/2003/10/14/News/Thomas.Naylor.On.Vermont.George.Bush.And.Secession-526880.shtml (496 words)

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