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On what date did West Virginia enter the union?
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How many buildings have served as West Virginia's capitol?
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The inclusion of which two counties required an act of Congress and a U.S. Supreme Court decision?
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After Virginia's secession from the Union in 1861, this person was the driving force behind Declaration of Rights of the People of Virginia, calling for a new pro-Union state separate from Virginia.
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How many counties were initially proposed in August 1861 for the new state of West Virginia?
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When did West Virginia's first constitutional convention convene?
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When did President Abraham Lincoln decide to approve West Virginia statehood?
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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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Whose notes on the Wheeling conventions became the main source of information on West Virginia statehood?
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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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