Is west virginia part of virginia or is it a state, too?
356847
It is a State too!\n\n"West Virginia is a state of the United States in the region of Appalachia, generally known as The Mountain State. West Virginia broke away from the Commonwealth of Virginia during the American Civil War and was admitted to the Union as a separate state on June 20, 1863."
236095
If you mean Mingo County, West Virginia, it was a conflict between coal miners and mine operators. Lots of stuff written about it. Check web sites for more info. See http://www.wvculture.org/hiStory/minewars.html
840707
we have fifty states. the latest state brought into the US was Hawaii in the fifties. Washington, DC, is not considered a state because it is a single city and located within Maryland (if my memory serves me right). Puerto Rico is in US territory, but is not a state. I heard rumors in the past about making PR a state, but there has never been any depth to this rumor.\n\nOh, and UNI Panther.... I remember the song, too! Fifty nifty United States, from thirteen original colonies... fifty nifty stars on the flag that wave so beautifully in the breeze! Yay me!\n\nHope this helps.
75351
Do you mean West Virginia? If you do, this may help you. http://www.wv.gov/
1029907
iam from virginia\nwats wrong
718796
Technically, I'm not sure there is a correct answer.\n\nKentucky and West Virginia come closest, but both were parts of Virginia when it was under British Rule.\n\nI will say West Virginia, since it was created long after the French and British had left the US.
198084
There's actually seven:  Florida, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Virginia and West Virginia.\n\nSource:\n\nhttp://www.sullivan-county.com/news/deist1999/7_states.htm
101594
the US isn't a state, it's a country
474535
"untied states"?\n\nwhere the heck is that?
1138867
Perhaps, but it will never happen.  Under the U.S. Constitution, no state can be created by dividing territory of existing states.\n\n(West Virginia doesn't count because when it was created Virginia was in rebellion and, therefore, not a state.)
742421
yep. it's not a state, it's just Washington DC. and DC stands for District of Columbia btw... i just learned this in APUS History. i thought Wash. DC was in Virginia this whole time! i'm such an idiot!!
10110
Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are all technically commonwealths, not states.\n\nMy dictionary says that a commonwealth is "a nation or state governed by the people; a republic."\n\nAccording to the website referenced below, this means "a state (for lack of a better word) where local governments have precedence over regional. In other words, municipality legislation is "law of the land" over county policy, which matters more than state level decree."
850980
Virginia borders Maryland--they are right next to each other
804660
Where and which part of the country.
867992
West by God Virginia!
608816
Trick question.  Virginia split into Virginia and WEST Virginia at the time, when Virginia joined the confederacy, and West Virginia remained in the Union.
151164
Back int he day.. the state used to be divided into two sections;  Rhode Island which is now Aquidneck Island and Providence plantations.. which is the rest of the territory of the state.    I didn't know if you knew that Massachusetts and Maine used to be the same state..