Vermont Statehood
Vermont entered the Union after a period as the independent Vermont Republic, giving it a rarer path into statehood than most early states.
How This State Entered The Union
Statehood is where constitutional structure meets regional history: the point where a place entered the Union as an equal state.
Admission To The Union
Vermont became the fourteenth state on March 4, 1791, the first state admitted after the original thirteen.
Path To Statehood
Its route moved through disputed colonial claims, independent republican status, and eventual admission into the constitutional Union.
Why It Matters
Vermont matters because it shows that even early in the republic, not every state followed the same path into equal membership.
Read Next
Go back to the state page, then return to the larger constitutional story that made equal state membership possible.
Larger Context
Federalism and the founding era give the admission story its larger constitutional frame.