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How many buildings have served as West Virginia's capitol?
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The inclusion of which two counties required an act of Congress and a U.S. Supreme Court decision?
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What year did West Virginia adopt its current constitution?
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This Methodist minister was one of the few delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1861 to support the complete abolition of slavery in the new state of West Virginia.
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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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Why did the First Wheeling Convention end after only two days?
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How long after the Virginia Secession Convention did the First Wheeling Convention convene?
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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 President Abraham Lincoln decide to approve West Virginia statehood?
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