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How many buildings have served as West Virginia's capitol?
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This Wheeling newspaper editor was one of the leading advocates for West Virginia statehood.
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How long after the Virginia Secession Convention did the Second Wheeling Convention convene?
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What was the name given to the pro-Union government of Virginia that met in Wheeling from 1861 to 1863?
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Which one of the following states does West Virginia NOT share a border with?
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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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The original constitution of West Virginia ruled that any enslaved person born after this date would be free?
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Whose notes on the Wheeling conventions became the main source of information on West Virginia statehood?
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West Virginia Independence Hall was originally built as what?
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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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