New Hampshire Grants
Between 1749 and 1764, the Province of New Hampshire's Governor,Benning Wentworth, issued 135 town land grants, known as the New Hampshire Grants, in what is now known as Vermont. (Most of these grant towns still exist.) After a judge resolved a border dispute between New York and New Hampshire, in favor of New York, the state of New York declared Wentworth's grants invalid. This infuriated residents, including Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys leading to the attempted Vermont Republic and general rebellion against the New York state government. The disputed grants eventually became part of the 14th state, Vermont.