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Congressional Admission

Name: Congressional Admission
Start: 1791-02-18
End: 1791-03-04
Location: Vermont

When: February 18, 1791
Where: Vermont
Part of: New York Consent to Vermont Admission

Congress admitted Vermont as the 14th state on February 18, 1791, effective March 4, 1791.

Congress acted on February 18, 1791, to admit Vermont to the Union as the 14th state as of March 4, 1791. This made Vermont the first state to enter the Union after the original 13 states.

Sources

Vermont Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18

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