History of Vermont
aspect of history
The geologic history of Vermont begins more than 450 million years ago during the Cambrian and Devonian periods.
Human history of Native American settlement can be divided into the hunter-gatherer Archaic Period, from c. 7000–1000 BC, and the sedentary Woodland Period, from c. 1000 BC to AD 1600. Vermont was admitted to the United States as the fourteenth state in 1791 after a brief period of sovereignty following the American Revolutionary War. Vermont experienced rising abolitionist sentiment and subsequently fought for the Union side in the American Civil War.
Vermont experienced significant demographic changes from the mid-19th century through 1980. The mid-1800s brought waves of Irish, Scottish, and Italian immigrants who joined the predominantly English and French Canadian population, with many working in Barre's granite industry. European immigration peaked between 1890-1900, with Italian and Scottish women often operating boarding houses to help newcomers integrate.
Early 20th century tensions emerged as Protestant Anglo-Americans worried about rural decline and growing Catholic populations from continued Irish, Italian, and French Canadian immigration.
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