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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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This Wheeling newspaper editor was one of the leading advocates for West Virginia statehood.
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Who was governor of the pro-Union government of Virginia that met in Wheeling from 1861 to 1863?
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What was the first officially proposed name for the new state of West Virginia?
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When did West Virginia's first constitutional convention convene?
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When did the pro-Union government of Virginia officially approve the formation of West Virginia?
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How many counties were part of West Virginia when it entered the Union?
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Which of the following was a transportation route built into present West Virginia before the Civil War?
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Which one of the following Western Virginia delegates voted FOR Virginia to secede from the Union?
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Whose notes on the Wheeling conventions became the main source of information on West Virginia statehood?
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