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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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Who was the first governor of West Virginia?
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What did the Flick Amendment accomplish?
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West Virginia became a state as a result of which war?
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When did the pro-Union government of Virginia officially approve the formation of West Virginia?
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Which one of the following did NOT attend Virginia's 1830 Constitutional Convention?
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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 West Virginia founder became one of the region's earliest major coal operators in the 1850s?
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Virginia's pro-Union government moved from Wheeling to where when West Virginia became a state?
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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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