Vermont people

Vermont was the state of freedom, equality and opportunity. During the Revolution it was a democrat society that abolished slavery, had a suffrage for men in all races, granted men and women the right to leave abusive marriages, and had a religious tolerance and promoted literacy and enterprise. Democracy brought struggle for independence and would keep them in turmoil for another half-century. Before the revolution churchgoing parents controlled and discipline their children. As the revolution grew the young people became more involved with mischief, alcohol, tobacco, gambling and sex. Parents became more becoming stricter on discipline, supervising and converting the young. Churchgoing youngsters frustrated churchgoing adults because of their behavior and relapse of sins.
It was not normal for churches to accept young people as full members. Until the kids were twenty-one the parents controlled their lives. In Vermont they believed relatives, neighbors and fellow church members could handle young people because parents sometimes didn’t correct their children’s misbehavior. People who converted early usually relapse several times. Most young people who converted committed sins secretly. They consisted of wasting time, gossiping, daydreaming about parties and courting and fishing. Young people who didn’t practice the same views of their parents usually left the church the parents attend. After the Revolution, Vermont would let young people mature before they tried to convert them.