Green Mountain Boys

After New York authorities rejected an appeal to have the region declared a separate province, the settlers formed a citizens' militia, called the Green Mountain Boys, to protect their rights and chances of survival, and elected Ethan Allen as their colonel.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2009

A few men were raised, which chiefly consisted of a hardy race called Green Mountain Boys, and Ethan Allen, a Presbyterian volunteer, was placed at their head.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr

Warner, two of the "Green Mountain Boys," who organised this expedition.

Canada J. G. Bourinot

Ethan Allen, chief of the "Green Mountain Boys," demanded and obtained the surrender of Fort Ticonderoga "by the authority of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress" (May 10) and Seth

The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country Henry Mann

The "Green Mountain Boys" made him their colonel, and he kept a watchful eye on the officers from New York, who sought by form of law to dispossess the settlers of farms which had been bought and made valuable by their own labor.

A Brief History of the United States

"Green Mountain Boys" was organized with Ethan Allen as colonel commandant.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913

For six years, under his leadership, all attempts by New York settlers to take possession were frustrated by the alertness of the "Green Mountain Boys," as the defence now termed themselves, who drove them off quietly or with violence, according to the exigencies of the occasion.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906

Ethan Allen at his side and 83 "Green Mountain Boys" behind him.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906

They readily adopted lynch law (the use of the "birch seal" is familiar to readers of Vermont history) to protect their land titles in the troubled times when these "Green Mountain Boys" resisted

The Frontier in American History Frederick Jackson Turner 1896

Among the "Green Mountain Boys" there was a Peabody, and another Peabody was captain of a packet that sailed out of Boston for London.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen Elbert Hubbard 1885