| 29 Jun 1776 |
the government of Virginia, as formerly exercised under the crown of Great Britain, is dissolved in accordance with the Constitution, or Form of Government adopted at the session of the Convention held in Williamsburg on 29 Jun 1776 (Virginia Convention 1776, p. 167; Virginia Ordinances 1776, pp. 5-13) [1] |
| 29 Jun 1776 - |
Commonwealth of Virginia [2] |
| 4 Jul 1776 |
the British colonies represented in the Continental Congress are proclaimed free and independent states in accordance with a declaration approved at the session of the Congress held on 4 Jul 1776 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Continental Congress Journals, 5:510-515) |
| 25 Jul 1776 |
the Declaration of Independence is proclaimed at a public ceremony in Williamsburg on 25 Jul 1776 (Virginia Gazette‒Dixon and Hunter, No. 1303, 27 Jul 1776, p. 6) |
| 16 Dec 1777 |
the delegates of Virginia in the Continental Congress are authorized to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union in accordance with a resolution passed by the General Assembly of Virginia (House of Assembly on 15 Dec 1777; concurred in by the Senate on 16 Dec 1777) (Virginia House Journal, 1777-1780, p. 80; Virginia Senate Journal, 1777-1778, pp. 22-23) |
| 9 Jul 1778 |
the engrossed copy of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union is signed and ratified by the delegates in the Continental Congress, representing New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina at the session of the Congress held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 9 Jul 1778 (Continental Congress Journals, 11:677) |
| 1 Mar 1781 |
Virginia
formed part of the United States upon the taking effect of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (Continental Congress Journals, 19:213-223) |
| 17 Apr 1861 |
the ratification of the Constitution of the United States is repealed in accordance with an ordinance passed by the Convention of Virginia held in Richmond on 17 Apr 1861 (Portions of Journal of Secret Session of the Convention, withheld from publication at its session ending May 1, 1861, in Virginia Convention 1861a, pp. 8-12; Ordinances adopted by the Convention of Virginia, in Secret Session, in April and May, 1861, in Virginia Convention 1861a, pp. 3-4) [3] |
| 25 Apr 1861 |
the Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America is adopted and ratified in accordance with an ordinance passed by the Convention of Virginia held in Richmond on 25 Apr 1861 (Portions of Journal of Secret Session of the Convention, withheld from publication at its session ending May 1, 1861, in Virginia Convention 1861a, pp. 18-23; Ordinances adopted by the Convention of Virginia, in Secret Session, in April and May, 1861, in Virginia Convention 1861a, pp. 5) [4] |
| 7 May 1861 |
Virginia is admitted to the Confederate States of America in accordance with an act passed by the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States on 7 May 1861 and signed into law on 7 May 1861 (Confederate Statutes at Large, p. 104; Confederate Congress Journal, 1:193) [5] |
| 14 Jun 1861 |
the ordinance repealing the ratification of the Constitution of the United States is ratified by a referendum held on 23 May 1861, the results are approved by a proclamation of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia dated 14 Jun 1861, the ordinance is signed by the members of the Convention on 14 Jun 1861 (Virginia Convention 1861a, pp. 240-241; Richmond Daily Whig, No. 142, 17 Jun 1861, p. 2) |
| 17 Jun 1861 |
the acts of the Convention held in Richmond are declared to have been void in accordance with a declaration passed by a Convention held at Wheeling on 17 Jun 1861 (Virginia Convention 1861b, pp. 17-18) |
| 26 Jan 1870 |
Virginia is re-admitted to representation in the Congress of the United States in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (Senate and House of Representatives on 24 Jan 1870), signed into law on 26 Jan 1870 (Statutes at Large, 16:67-68) [6] |
