Is Virginia an official state or a common wealth
#1
Can someone who is a history buff or a native of Virginia help me with this question? My nephew claims that Virginia is not an official state. He swears that it is only a common wealth and not a state. But when I google this it gives the date in history when Virginia became a state. I am totally confused. Please help!!!
#2
Commonwealth is used to refer to some U.S. states, namely, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
From my search online it is called the Commonwealth of Virginia but it is still a state.
From my search online it is called the Commonwealth of Virginia but it is still a state.
#3
Commonwealth vs. State
Saturday December 9, 2006
I discovered a great answer to the question of why Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and Massachusetts are all officially "commonwealths" and not "states" and the U.S. government site, Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids...
What is a commonwealth vs. state? Is Virginia a state or a commonwealth? How many commonwealth states do we have in the U.S.?
There is no difference between a commonwealth and a state in the U.S. To Locke, Hobbes, and other 17th-century writers the term "commonwealth" meant an organized political community -- what we today call a "state." Officially Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and Massachusetts are all commonwealths. When Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and Massachusetts became part of the United States, they merely took the old form of state in their title.
Today, commonwealth also means a political unit having local autonomy but voluntarily united with the U.S. These are Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands.
I found this.....hope it helps :o)
Saturday December 9, 2006
I discovered a great answer to the question of why Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and Massachusetts are all officially "commonwealths" and not "states" and the U.S. government site, Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids...
What is a commonwealth vs. state? Is Virginia a state or a commonwealth? How many commonwealth states do we have in the U.S.?
There is no difference between a commonwealth and a state in the U.S. To Locke, Hobbes, and other 17th-century writers the term "commonwealth" meant an organized political community -- what we today call a "state." Officially Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and Massachusetts are all commonwealths. When Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, and Massachusetts became part of the United States, they merely took the old form of state in their title.
Today, commonwealth also means a political unit having local autonomy but voluntarily united with the U.S. These are Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands.
I found this.....hope it helps :o)
#8
Originally Posted by pioneerlady
The common wealth states have more taxes. We've worked in a few and you not only pay state, but county and city taxes.
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