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How did the Civil War Create West Virginia?
Because of the slavery. Many people were disagreed with slavery which led to civil war but Virginia wanted to keep slavery so they created another country. since it was in the west they called it West Virginia.
Was West Virginia in the Confederacy or not?
West Virginia was a part of Virginia until after the Civil War started, so technically at the start of the war what would become West Virginia was in the Confederacy. However, West Virginia separated itself form Virginia to join the Union as a free state, so West Virginia was aligned with the North after it came to exist as a separate political entity from Virginia.
What was the first state to enter the union after the civil war?
South Carolina
The states created during the civil war were?
West Virginia is the only one I've heard of.
How was West Virginia formed?
When Virginia seceded from the Union during the Civil War on 17 Aprol 1861, several counties in the northwestern part of the state decided to secede from the state and remain part of the United States. Lincoln declared West Virginia a state in violation of the US Constitution.
What was West Virginia's position in the civil war?
West Virginia was pro Union during the Civil War.
In Virginia What side were they on in the civil war?
Virginia was on the Confederate side.
Did West Virginia Virginia have any war?
West Virginia was part of the Civil War. Many battles occurred in the state.
Was West Virginia a state before the Civil War?
Before it became a state during the Civil War, West Virginia was made up of the western 49 counties of Virginia, which seceded from Virginia (and the Confederacy) in 1862.
What state became a state during the Civil War?
West Virginia West Virginia
Who wanted West Virginia to rejoin after the civil war?
Virginia wanted to!
What state was part of Virginia before the civil war?
West Virginia
Which state was born from the civil war?
West Virginia
What state was part of another state before the civil war?
Before the Civil War, the state of West Virginia was part of Virginia. Unionists did not support the Confederacy and established West Virginia in 1863.
What was the relationship between the outbreak of the US Civil War and the creation of the state of West Virginia?
They are directly related. No Civil War, no secesion and there would be no West Virginia. Maybe,
Was West Virginia a part of Virginia?
Yes- up until the Civil War.
What state was once joined with another West Virginia or Nevada?
West Virginia was part of Virginia until the Civil War.
