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.
Depending how you look at it, it is either four (Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware and Maryland) or five. During the Civil War, territories on the western side of Virginia split from that state to form West Virginia. West Virginia sided with the Union.
Many migrated north and west
Because so many of the Southerners were slaves who were now free after the Civil War and needed some place to go and the West was newly-founded land which no one had set foot upon, therefore the Southerners (or slaves) went to the West.
Too many people in eastern cities
West Virginia was part of the Civil War. Many battles occurred in the state.
Many parts of West Africa are facing civil war economic decline so many West Africans are migrating to North Africa.
Ulysses S. Grant.
Many migrated north and west
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.
Depending how you look at it, it is either four (Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware and Maryland) or five. During the Civil War, territories on the western side of Virginia split from that state to form West Virginia. West Virginia sided with the Union.
Many migrated North and West
Just look on websites or books to see how many battles took place in the Civil War.
West Virginia was the only state formed out of the Civil War. It also supplies electricity for many of the eastern states.
Depending how you look at it, it is either four (Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware and Maryland) or five. During the Civil War, territories on the western side of Virginia split from that state to form West Virginia. West Virginia sided with the Union.
Most former African Americans settled in the west due to free land.
Many migrated north and west