Ethan Allen

He was a military commander and someone who fought for

Vermont’s statehood. His history begins when he was born on
January 21, 1738 at Litchfield, Connecticut as he grew up. He
later fought in the French-Indian War. Later during a time when
New-York was claiming a northern section of land (To-Day’s
Vermont) as part of its state. Soon a militia formed who were
against the New-Yorkers beginning to settle in their land, this
group was the Green Mountain Boys. With Ethan Allen as their
leader they caused mayhem for any would-be settlers trying to
take over the land. As the Revolutionary War began to occur
they shifted their priorities to helping fight for the nation’s
freedom. They helped take Fort Ticonderoga and later Crown
Point. These victories helped increase the U.S.’s morale in the
war. Although when they tried to continue north they tried to
take Montreal which ended in the defeat and capture of Ethan
Allen. Ethan Allen was then taken to a prison in England. After
he was released and was back in his home he hoped that he
could make Vermont an official state. He proposed it to
Congress, after which they didn’t accept Vermont as a state.
Soon after he began becoming part of talks with Canada for
Vermont to become part of Canada, which now there is a lot of
controversy over his loyalty because of these talks. These talks
never went through, luckily, which later allowed us to make
Vermont our 14th state. Ethan Allen had some important roles
in the development of our nation and his home state, even if
there were some questionable actions he made concerning
Vermont.