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What year did West Virginia adopt its current constitution?
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What was West Virginia's first capital city?
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West Virginia became a state as a result of which war?
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Which of the following statements about West Virginia statehood is NOT true?
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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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Which of the following was NOT a concession to Western Virginia at Virginia's 1850-51 Constitutional Convention?
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What event directly triggered Virginia's secession from the Union?
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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 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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