Virginia was one of the original 13 colonies. It became a state when the Articles of Confederation were approved.
Virginia became the 10th US State on 25 June 1788.
You may be referring to West Virginia, which broke away from Virginia when that state seceded from the Union. West Virginia became a state of the Union in 1863.
West Virginia was once part of Virginia. When Virginia declared secession from the United States to become part of the Confederacy, the counties in northwestern Virginia voted to secede from Virginia and remain loyal to the United States. That area of Virginia became West Virginia. West Virginia became the 35th U.S. state on June 20, 1863.
No.There have been four times in U.S. history when after being granted statehood a state divided into two states:Virginia became Virginia and KentuckyNorth Carolina became North Carolina and TennesseeMassachusetts became Massachusetts and MaineVirginia became Virginia and West Virginia
West Virginia was once part of Virginia.West Virginia- but the ORIGINAL state of Virginia stretched to the Mississippi River. The states of Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and, even a part of Minnesota were all a part of the original Virginia territory.
Virginia became a state on 25 June 1788.
Virginia became the 10th state to ratify US Constitution
Virginia now became west Virginia and Virginia
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Virginia became a state on June 25, 1788. You can do the math.
Virginia became a state in June 25th , 1788.
West Virginia was once part of Virginia. When Virginia declared secession from the United States to become part of the Confederacy, the counties in northwestern Virginia voted to secede from Virginia and remain loyal to the United States. That area of Virginia became West Virginia. West Virginia became the 35th U.S. state on June 20, 1863.
West Virginia ceceded from Virginia and became a state in 1863
Virginia became the 10th US State on 25 June 1788.