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This Wheeling newspaper editor was one of the leading advocates for West Virginia statehood.
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After Virginia's secession from the Union in 1861, this person was the driving force behind Declaration of Rights of the People of Virginia, calling for a new pro-Union state separate from Virginia.
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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 long after the Virginia Secession Convention did the First Wheeling Convention convene?
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What did the Flick Amendment accomplish?
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West Virginia became a state as a result of which war?
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When did the pro-Union government of Virginia officially approve the formation of West 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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Who is the only founder of West Virginia with a statue in the U.S. Capitol?
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