Ancient history

New Hampshire Grants | historical area, United States

New Hampshire Grants , in time before American Revolution , the territory that later became a state Vermont . The area was originally mapped by New Hampshire claims , and the first land grant there was made in 1749 by New Hampshire's first governor, Benning Wentworth. By 1764, 131 townships had been chartered. New York , which also claimed territory, began making grants of its own in 1765, some of which conflicted with those already granted by New Hampshire. Armed conflicts between the rival claimants were widespread Green Mountain Boys were organized to expel the settlers from New York. The dispute was settled when Vermont (originally called New Connecticut) was incorporated as an independent republic in 1777.