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The route of which railroad helped to determine the shape of West Virginia?
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Who was the first governor 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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Of the 47 Western Virginia delegates at the Virginia Secession Convention, how many voted to secede from the Union?
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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 West Virginia's first constitutional convention convene?
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How many counties were part of West Virginia when it entered the Union?
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When did voters officially approve the first West Virginia constitution?
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Francis Pierpont was the great-grandson of what early settler?
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Which West Virginia founder has a community and technical college named for him?
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