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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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Why did the First Wheeling Convention end after only two days?
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How long after the Virginia Secession Convention did the Second Wheeling Convention convene?
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How many counties were initially proposed in August 1861 for the new state of West Virginia?
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Which one of the following states does West Virginia NOT share a border with?
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When did some Western Virginia counties first threaten to break away from Virginia?
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Which one of the following was the only concession made to Western Virginia at Virginia's 1830 Constitutional Convention?
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What event directly triggered Virginia's secession from the Union?
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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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Which one of the following was NOT one of West Virginia's first members of Congress?
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