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Ammo.com has been here for some time, but being as tough a crowd as what we are, they haven't gotten much attention from us.
I get that they are not putting first person content on the chain, but they are putting content on the chain that is original.
Maybe they just don't blog.
Or, want to pay somebody to blog here.
Whatever, go by and show them some love, eh?
It is often said that before the Civil War, the United States “are,” but after the War, the United States “is.” This is a reference to the formerly theoretically sovereign nature of each state as compared to “one nation, indivisible.”
More than just the theoretic sovereignty of the individual states, the territory now comprising the U.S. has a rich history of sovereign states outside the control of the federal government.
Some of these you’ve almost certainly heard of, but a lot of them are quite obscure.
Each points toward a potential American secession of the future.
Vermont Republic (January 15, 1777 – March 4, 1791)
Current Territory: The State of Vermont
The earliest sovereign state in North America after the Revolution was the Vermont Republic, also known as the Green Mountain Republic or the Republic of New Connecticut.
The Republic was known by the United States as “the New Hampshire Grants” and was not recognized by the Continental Congress.
The people of the Vermont Republic contacted the British government about union with Quebec, which was accepted on generous terms.
They ultimately declined union with Quebec after the end of the Revolutionary War, during which they were involved in the Battle of Bennington, and the territory was accepted into the Union as the 14th state – the first after the original 13.
The country had its own postal system and coinage, known as Vermont coppers.
These bore the inscription “Stella quarta decima,” meaning “the 14th star” in Latin.
They were originally known as “New Connecticut” because Connecticut’s Continental representative also represented Vermont Republic’s interests at Congress. However, the name was changed to Vermont, meaning “Green Mountains” in French.
Their constitution was primarily concerned with securing independence from the State of New York.
Indeed, the state was known as “the Reluctant Republic” because they wanted admission to the Union separate from New York, Connecticut and New Hampshire – not a republic fully independent of the new United States.
The genesis of the issue lay with the Crown deciding that New Hampshire could not grant land in Vermont, declaring that it belonged to New York.
New York maintained this position into the early years of the United States, putting Vermont in the position of trying to chart a course of independence between two major powers.
The Green Mountain Boys was the name of the militia defending the Republic against the United States, the British and Mohawk Indians.
They later became the Green Mountain Continental Rangers, the official military of the Republic.
The “Green Mountain Boys” is an informal name for the National Guard regiment from the state.
In 1791, the Republic was admitted to the Union as the 14th state, in part as a counterweight to the slave state Kentucky.
The 1793 state constitution differs little from the constitution of the Republic.
The gun laws of Vermont, including what is now known as “Constitutional Carry,” are in fact laws (or lack thereof) dating back to the days of the Green Mountain Republic.
The constitution likewise included provisions outlawing adult slavery and enfranchising all adult men.
That is not too much to ask.
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I know steem is designed to be a 'tough crowd'.
It should not be easy to receive rewards here.
However, if 'our' crowd is so insular as to ignore clearly beneficial users, users putting good content on the chain, we are shooting ourselves in the foot, imo.
So, dear reader, get out there and resteem someone that you think is not getting enough attention.
One, or two, a day, and pretty soon we all know each other better.