what is the state of virginia?

Answer 1

Taking you seriously ... here are some "what is it" highlights for Virginia:

For most of the 1600s and 1700s, Virginia was a colony of the British Empire. In 1776, during the Revolutionary War and just before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Virgina formally seceded from the British Empire and organized itself as an independent Commonwealth. After the war, Virginia ratified the Constitution and joined the United States of America as the 10th State in 1788.

In the Civil War, Virgina seceded from the Union in April 1861 and joined the Confederacy in June the same year. In 1863, 48 northwestern counties seceded from Virginia, later joining the Union as West Virginia, the 35th State.

In 1870 following the Civil War, Virginia was re-admitted to the Union as a State, which it remains today.

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Answer 2

The Commonwealth of Virginia is a state in the southern United States. Named after Queen Elizabeth I of England, who was known as the Virgin Queen, this commonwealth was one of the original thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. Virginia was the first part of the Americas to be continuously inhabited by English colonists from its founding as a European colony up to the American Revolution. It included area explored by the 1584 expedition of Sir Walter Raleigh along the coast of North America, and at one time it also included Bermuda (or Virgineola). The London Virginia Company became incorporated as a joint stock company by a proprietary charter drawn up on April 10, 1606. The charter granted lands stretching from approximately the 34th parallel (North Carolina) north to approximately the 45th parallel (New York) and from the Atlantic Ocean westward (although the Third Charter of 1612 extended its boundaries far enough across the Atlantic to incorporate Bermuda, which the company had been in possession of since 1609). The capital is Richmond and the largest city is Virginia Beach.

Answer 3

The Commonwealth of Virginia is a state in the southern United States. Named after Queen Elizabeth I of England, who was known as the Virgin Queen, this commonwealth was one of the original thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. Virginia was the first part of the Americas to be continuously inhabited by English colonists from its founding as a European colony up to the American Revolution. It included area explored by the 1584 expedition of Sir Walter Raleigh along the coast of North America, and at one time it also included Bermuda (or Virgineola). The London Virginia Company became incorporated as a joint stock company by a proprietary charter drawn up on April 10, 1606. The charter granted lands stretching from approximately the 34th parallel (North Carolina) north to approximately the 45th parallel (New York) and from the Atlantic Ocean westward (although the Third Charter of 1612 extended its boundaries far enough across the Atlantic to incorporate Bermuda, which the company had been in possession of since 1609). The capital is Richmond and the largest city is Virginia Beach.

Virginia is known as the "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson), exceeded by no other state. Most of the United States' early presidents were from the state. Virginia has also been known as the "Mother of States", because portions of the original Colony subsequently became Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and West Virginia as well as some portions of Ohio. Additionally, most of what is now Wisconsin and Michigan was also briefly claimed by Virginia during the Revolutionary War.

Answer 4

It is the state of Virginia, USA

Answer 5

a state

Answer 6

a state

Answer 7

The state of Virginia is located on the east coast of the U.S. It was colonized by the British in 1607 for economic reasons.

Answer 8

A medium-sized state in the United States

Answer 9

Virginia is a state..
It calls itself a commonwealth...

Answer 10

Virginia is a commonwealth.