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On what date did West Virginia enter the union?
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What year did West Virginia adopt its current constitution?
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Who designed the Great Seal of West Virginia?
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Originally a leading advocate for West Virginia statehood, this Clarksburg politician tried to derail the movement due to his opposition to the gradual emancipation of slaves in the new state.
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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 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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When did the pro-Union government of Virginia officially approve the formation of West Virginia?
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West Virginia Independence Hall was originally built as what?
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Which one of the following was NOT one of West Virginia's first members of Congress?
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