The split occured in 1861.
{| |- | That would be 1863. The western counties of Virginia met and elected to reject the rest of the state's succession. They stayed with the Union, though there was a lot of conflict within the state as to which side they should support. |}
On June 6, 1863, West Virginia separated from Old Virginia in the year 1863. This was because the West Virginia region of old Virginia largely supported the North in the war efforts. West Virginia did not have the type of land for growing cotton and therefore did not have the "need" for slavery.
It was declared a new state in 1863, seceding from Virginia and the Confederacy - a welcome gift for Lincoln.
Virginia was split in two over the issue of slavery.
Virginia split into two states (west Virginia , Virginia) Virginia become a free state while west Virginia went under union
West Virginia split from Virginia at the start of the Civil War due to slavery, and Virginia became a part of the Confederacy while West Virginia remained in the Union.
Virginia colony split into West Virginia and Virginia.
It split because of slavery however it was close and many honored their commitment to Virginia instead of sipporting the Union.
West Virginia
Virginia colony split into West Virginia and Virginia.
West Virginia split off from Virginia when Virginia seceded.
West Virginia is a state; it became a state June 20, 1863 and was 35th state admitted to the Union it split away from Virginia.
Kanawha was a proposed name for the new state.Vandaliahad been another name of a previous attempt to separate from Virginia. 30 of 44 members of the Wheeling Convention preferred the name West Virginia.
no one found West Virgina it was part of Virginia until the civil war. but the western part of Virginia then called Vandalia split cause they didn't want to split from the union but later became a state of the Confederacy
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