U.S. History Question?

Question

The government cannot take a state's territory to form a new state or for any other reason without the state's consent. What's the exception in history to that rule?

Answer 1

I'm not really sure. Is it the formation of Washington, DC using land from Maryland and Virginia.

Answer 2

My guess is the admission to the Union of West Virginia in 1863, during the Civil War.  West Virginia was formed from 25 northwestern counties of Virginia, which seceded from the state and in turn from the Confederacy.

And of course, this all happened at the without the approval of the Confederate Virginia state government.  And after the Civil War, West Virginia's admission to the Union as a separate state was upheld over the objections of the Virginia General Assembly.  As far as your question is concerned, that qualifies as "without the state's consent."  Hope that helps!

EDIT - Washington, D.C. doesn't qualify because Virginia and Maryland **voluntarily** gave up land to be used for DC.  The land on the south side of the Potomac was eventually returned to Virginia.