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What year did West Virginia adopt its current constitution?
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Of the 47 Western Virginia delegates at the Virginia Secession Convention, how many voted to secede from the Union?
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In 1861, what two Civil War battles allowed pro-Union leaders to take the initial steps toward West Virginia statehood without threat from Confederate attack?
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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 Western Virginia delegates voted FOR Virginia to secede from the Union?
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What event directly triggered Virginia's secession from the Union?
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Who codified West Virginia's original laws?
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Who is the only founder of West Virginia with a statue in the U.S. Capitol?
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Virginia's pro-Union government moved from Wheeling to where when West Virginia became a state?
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