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∙ 15y agoNo, that was South Carolina. West Virginia was a new state formed from the Western counties of Virginia, which had voted solidly against secession, and broke away from Virginia to join the USA in 1863.
Charlotte North Carolina Is About 1 Hour Away From Albemarle North Carolina
The ocean west of Virginia is a long way away- it is the Pacific.
Due West, South Carolina is approximately 298 miles away from Greenville, North Carolina. A flight would take about an hour to complete.
The 11 States that broke away from the Union during the Civil War were: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
West Virginia............... most likely
Both Virginia and West Virginia share a border with Maryland, so they are virtually equal distances away.
7649.4 milesThat's from Shanghai, China to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware. Also DC allowed slavery (but not slave-trading) until 1862, though the number of slaves was very few. And the new state of West Virginia (seceded from Virginia and the Confederacy, 1863) also allowed slavery.
West Virginia was admitted to the Union as a U.S. state on June 20, 1863.
Because it formed part of Virginia, but disapproved of that state's decision to break away from the USA in 1861. So it broke away from Virginia, and became West Virginia - It is called WEST Virginia because it once was WESTERN Virginia as any quick glance at a map can tell you.
June 30th, 2009!!