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The inclusion of which two counties required an act of Congress and a U.S. Supreme Court decision?
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What did the Flick Amendment accomplish?
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When did President Abraham Lincoln decide to approve West Virginia statehood?
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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 of the following was NOT a concession to Western Virginia at Virginia's 1850-51 Constitutional Convention?
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When did Virginia Secession Convention delegates vote to leave the Union and join the Confederacy?
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Whose notes on the Wheeling conventions became the main source of information on West Virginia statehood?
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Who codified West Virginia's original laws?
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Which West Virginia founder delivered his famous "Liberty or Union" speech at Virginia's 1850-51 Constitutional Convention?
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