U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

New England - a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut

capital of Vermont, Montpelier - capital of the state of Vermont; located in north central Vermont

Bennington - a town in southwestern Vermont

Brattleboro - a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River

Burlington - the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont

Rutland - a town in central Vermont

Green Mountains - a range of the Appalachian Mountains that extends from south to north through Vermont

Lake Champlain, Champlain - a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812

Taconic Mountains - a range of the Appalachian Mountains along the eastern border of New York with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont