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West Virginia became a state as a result of which war?
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Who was governor of 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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When did some Western Virginia counties first threaten to break away from Virginia?
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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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Which of the following was a transportation route built into present West Virginia before the Civil War?
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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 does the state motto "Montani Semper Liberi" mean?
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Francis Pierpont was the great-grandson of what early settler?
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Virginia's pro-Union government moved from Wheeling to where when West Virginia became a state?
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