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Which issue raised by the creation of West Virginia in 1863 was not finally settled until 1939?
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  4. D.
2
This Wheeling newspaper editor was one of the leading advocates for West Virginia statehood.
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
3
Of the 47 Western Virginia delegates at the Virginia Secession Convention, how many voted to secede from the Union?
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
4
West Virginia became a state as a result of which war?
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  2. B.
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  4. D.
5
When did West Virginia's first constitutional convention convene?
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Which one of the following Western Virginia delegates voted FOR Virginia to secede from the Union?
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
7
What event directly triggered Virginia's secession from the Union?
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  4. D.
8
Who is the only founder of West Virginia with a statue in the U.S. Capitol?
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  4. D.
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Which West Virginia founder has a community and technical college named for him?
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  2. B.
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  4. D.
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Which one of the following was NOT one of West Virginia's first members of Congress?
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  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.

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