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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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What was West Virginia's first capital city?
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What did the Willey Amendment accomplish?
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This Wheeling newspaper editor was one of the leading advocates for West Virginia statehood.
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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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What were Northern Democrats who supported the Union but opposed the abolition of slavery often called?
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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 voters officially approve the first West Virginia constitution?
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What does the state motto "Montani Semper Liberi" mean?
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