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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 year did West Virginia adopt its current constitution?
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What were Northern Democrats who supported the Union but opposed the abolition of slavery often called?
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How long after the Virginia Secession Convention did the First Wheeling Convention convene?
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In 1861, what two Civil War battles allowed pro-Union leaders to take the initial steps toward West Virginia statehood without threat from Confederate attack?
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Which one of the following did NOT attend Virginia's 1830 Constitutional Convention?
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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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The original constitution of West Virginia ruled that any enslaved person born after this date would be free?
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Who codified West Virginia's original laws?
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