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In the United States Massachusetts , Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are styled commonwealths, not states, although functionally there is no difference.
The United states also has two insular territories that are styled commonwealths. They are the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands..
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Which state is 1 of 4 commonwealths?
Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania or Virginia
What us state is predomintly caucasian?
well theres about 50 of them and some commonwealths
Another term for a state of the US?
Pennsylvania, Masschusetts, Virginia, and Kentucky sometimes refer to themselves as "Commonwealths". Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Kentucky sometimes refer to themselves as "Commonwealths".
What state in the US is not a state?
There are four states that are officially commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Washington, D.C., the national capital, is a federal district and not a state.
What US states are commonwealths?
Since you specified "4", I'm guessing you mean the Commonwealths of Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. The term doesn't actually mean anything legally, it's just the official name of the state (instead of the more common "State of...").
Are any of the states that border Virginia commonwealths?
Kentucky does. the other three commonwealths are PA and MA.
How many commonwealths does the united states have?
There are four "states" that are commonwealths. They are Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
How many state make up the United States?
50 of course. However there are technically 46 states and 4 commonwealths
How many original 13 colonies are a commonwealths and states?
3 are commonwealths Virginia, Massachusetts,and Pennsylvania the other ten are states
Why are VA KY PA and MA not really states?
Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts officially call themselves "commonwealths," as in "The Commonwealth of Virginia." However, there is no legal distinction between a state that calls itself a "commonwealth" and a state that does not. All four of those "commonwealths" are states of the United States of America, just the same as the other 46 states.
Is Arkansas a commonwealth state?
There are four US states that officially designate themselves as "commonwealths". Arkansas is not one of them.In practice, there's no real difference between a "commonwealth" state and one that just calls itself a state.
Hao many commonwealths are in the US?
13
