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What did the Willey Amendment accomplish?
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What did the Flick Amendment accomplish?
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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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How many counties were initially proposed in August 1861 for the new state of West Virginia?
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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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Which one of the following Western Virginia delegates voted FOR Virginia to secede from the Union?
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Which of the following was NOT included in West Virginia's original constitution?
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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 helped form the Northwestern Virginia Railroad, which became part of the Baltimore & Ohio?
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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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