Virginia

Virginia is one of the original 13 states of the United States that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution and is part of the South. Its official name is the Commonwealth of Virginia; it is one of four states which use the name commonwealth. Virginia was the first part of the Americas to be colonized by England.

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Original 13 - States - United States - American Revolution - South - Commonwealth

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Kentucky and West Virginia were part of Virginia at the time of the founding of the United States, but the former was admitted to the Union as a separate state in 1792 while the latter broke away from Virginia during the American Civil War.

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Kentucky - West Virginia - 1792 - American Civil War

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Virginia is known as the "Mother of Presidents," as more U.S. Presidents (8) were born in this state than in any other except for Ohio. Five of them were re-elected to a second term: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and Woodrow Wilson. William Henry Harrison, John Tyler and Zachary Taylor round out the list of American Presidents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Historical footnote: both Harrison and Taylor died while in office.)

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Ohio - George Washington - Thomas Jefferson - James Madison - James Monroe - Woodrow Wilson - William Henry Harrison - John Tyler - Zachary Taylor

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