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The Civil War and Reconstruction was a pivotal era in American history.

When a war was fought to save the Union and to free the slaves.

And when the work to rebuild the nation after that war was over

turned into a struggle to guarantee liberty and justice for all Americans. I'm

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wherever you find your podcasts. Hello, and thank you for joining the American Revolution. Today, episode 38, the Green Mountain Boys.

So last week I talked about continuing attempts to settle the Ohio Valley.

At the same time that long-standing political fight raged,

another land dispute flared up in New England.

Now, before I get into the details, I want to say

that I thought most of the history on this topic of land disputes between New Hampshire and New York

seemed to paint New York as the bad guy, thinking that there was probably more gray area than that,

and that since the New York parties became Tories during the revolution,

I tried to see if there was really more blame to go around on both sides.

But the more I read about this, I came to the same conclusion as most other historians.

The New Hampshire landowners certainly were not saints, and they were not afraid to use violence.

And perhaps the New Hampshire governor was out of light in issuing the initial grants.

But New York, mostly out of corruption or contempt, seems to bear the responsibility for events

getting out of control.

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