its constitution that the british government had refused to give?
The British had refused to give the basic rights of the citizens of the U.S Commonwealth and also limited the powers of the state government. This is what they inculded in the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is supreme over Virginia's laws and acts of government which is same in the cases of other state constitutions, though it may be replaced by the United States Constitution and U.S. federal law according to the Supremacy Clause.
With the Declaration of Independence by the first thirteen states of the United States of America, The original Virginia Constitution of 1776 was enacted in colligation. On June 29, 1776 Virginia adopted its own Constitution , and the document seemed to be highly influensive in the United States and as well as in abroad.
