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There are four "states" that are commonwealths. They are Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
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How many US states are there?
There are 46 States and 4 Commonwealths in the United States. However they are commonly referred to as the 50 States.
In 1776 did all colonies become commonwealths?
states
What is the commonwealth us territory?
A territory is an insular area protected and adminstered by the United States. A commonwealth is a self-governing insular area that elects to be part of the United States. Commonwealths, territories, and protectorates are insular areas whose people are citizens of the United States, with the exception of America Samoa. The Samoans are nationals--free to go anywhere in the United States--but they are not citizens.
How many states were in united staes in1869?
50 states are in the united states
Why do people say there are 52 states in the us?
because America has commonwealths (Puerto Rico) and some people consider them states but they really aren't
What state are commonwealths?
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..
How many state make up the United States?
50 of course. However there are technically 46 states and 4 commonwealths
What province for US?
In the United States we have states, territories, commonwealths and a district instead of provinces.
What is province for US?
In the United States we have states, territories, commonwealths and a district instead of provinces.
How many original 13 colonies are a commonwealths and states?
3 are commonwealths Virginia, Massachusetts,and Pennsylvania the other ten are states
What are the commonwealths of the United States of America?
Four States of the United States of America style themselves Commonwealths:MassachusettsKentuckyVirginiaPennsylvaniaIn addition two dependencies of the US, Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, style themselves commonwealths.
How many US states are there?
There are 46 States and 4 Commonwealths in the United States. However they are commonly referred to as the 50 States.
Where are provinces in the US?
Canada has provinces, The United Sates of America has states, territories, commonwealths and a district instead of provinces.
How many provinces and territories are in US?
Physiographically, Nevin Fenneman's paper Physiographic Subdivision of the United States, published in 1917, identifies 25 provinces of the contiguous United States.Geologically,there are 10 provinces in the contiguous United States according to the US Geological Survey.Politically, the US is divided into states, territories, and commonwealths, but not provinces.
How many states are not officially states?
36 states in the US are states, and 4 are officially commonwealths. (Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Kentucky)
Are any of the states that border Virginia commonwealths?
Kentucky does. the other three commonwealths are PA and MA.
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.
