VERMONT 



VERMONT 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON VERMONT 



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be found with the article "State.") 



What arc "Irs verts mont.<." and who gave them that name? 



What is the connection between the popular name of the state and its proper 

 name? 



What is the largest lake in New England? What is its area, and for what is it 

 historically important? 



What is the railway milt-age of the state to each hundred square miles of area? 

 How does Vermont compare in this respect with the states upon which it borders? 



How many states besides the original thirteen were members of the Union when 

 Vermont was admitted? 



What famous naval leader was a native of this state? For what was he chiefly 

 noted? 



How does Vermont differ in its boundaries from all the other New England 

 states? What compensation has it for this lack? 



How many states of the Union are larger than Vermont? How many of these 

 larger states have a greater population? 



What advantages has the state that have made it a popular summer resort? 



Trace on the map two water routes by means of which traffic from Vermont can 

 reach the Atlantic. 



How does the state compare in number of inhabitants to the square mile with 

 the states on which it borders? 



How does it compare in this respect with the United States as a whole? With 

 the Canadian province which it touches? 



How do you account for the fact that Roman Catholics are more numerous in 

 the state than Protestants? 



What distinction has Vermont among the states in respect to amount of butter 

 produced? 



How long has the state had its present constitution? How many had it had 

 before the adoption of this one? 



What industrial legislation passed by Vermont shows the progressive character 

 of the state? 



What proportion of the year must each child go to school? 



What distinction has Vermont among the states with respect to its illiteracy 

 statistics? How does it compare in this respect with the country as a whole? 



What delicacy much liked by children is produced in greater quantity here than 

 in any other state? 



Why was it natural that this region should have been the scene of much fighting 

 during the French and Indian Wars? 



What unusual step did tin state take toward bringing its higher educational 

 institutions up to a standard? 



What important building material.- does this state produce in greater quantity 

 than any other? 



Why was this territory at one time known as the Hampshire Grants? 



Who were the "Green Mountain Boys," for what were they noted, and who was 

 their most famous leader? 



How does the highest peak in Vermont compare in altitude with the loftiest 

 point in each of its boundary states? 



