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Which issue raised by the creation of West Virginia in 1863 was not finally settled until 1939?
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What was West Virginia's first capital city?
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After Virginia's secession from the Union in 1861, this person was the driving force behind Declaration of Rights of the People of Virginia, calling for a new pro-Union state separate from Virginia.
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Which one of the following states does West Virginia NOT share a border with?
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Which of the following was NOT a concession to Western Virginia at Virginia's 1850-51 Constitutional Convention?
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What event directly triggered Virginia's secession from the Union?
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When did voters officially approve the first West Virginia constitution?
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The original constitution of West Virginia ruled that any enslaved person born after this date would be free?
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Who is the only founder of West Virginia with a statue in the U.S. Capitol?
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Virginia's pro-Union government moved from Wheeling to where when West Virginia became a state?
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