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What was West Virginia's first capital city?
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What did the Willey Amendment accomplish?
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Five days after Virginia seceded from the Union, pro-Unionists from Western Virginia held a rally in this city.
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What was the first officially proposed name for the new state of West Virginia?
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When did President Abraham Lincoln decide to approve West Virginia statehood?
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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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When did Virginia Secession Convention delegates vote to leave the Union and join the Confederacy?
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Which of the following was NOT included in West Virginia's original constitution?
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Which West Virginia founder has a community and technical college named for him?
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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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