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Who was the first governor of West Virginia?
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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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When did the pro-Union government of Virginia officially approve the formation 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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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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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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West Virginia Independence Hall was originally built as what?
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