It proclaimed its independence at Westminster and became the first constitutional government in history to forbid slavery and adopt universal male suffrage.
It proclaimed its independence at Westminster and became the first constitutional government in history to forbid slavery and adopt universal male suffrage. It functioned as an independent country for ten years while the newly created aristocracy, dubbed the "River Gods," fought with those wishing to preserve Benning Wentworth's land grants. The latter system was eventually recognized due to agitation by Seth Warner, John Stark, Ethan Allen, and the rest of the Green Mountain Boys. For 10 points, New York thus gave up its claims to what area, allowing it to become the fourteenth state of the U.S.?
It proclaimed its independence at Westminster and became the first constitutional government in history to forbid slavery and adopt universal male suffrage.
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