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Because the Western counties did not want Virginia to secede from the USA.
Also the people of this mountain district had never got on well with the coastal communities. So they formed their own state of West Virginia, which broke away from the Confederacy and became part of the USA in 1863.
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∙ 14y agoThey didn't want to secede from the Union. They thought that slavery was wrong as well. But it was far more complex then that since they were already occupied by the Union Army and under great pressures to make a political decision favorable to the North. In truth they had as many who favored the Gray as they did the Blue, and the guerrilla warfare that followed proved that point.
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∙ 14y agoOver the question of states rights, secession and slavery.
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∙ 15y agoWest Virginia remained loyal to the North, while Virginia seceded and joined the Confederacy.
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∙ 11y agohalf of virginia wanted to fight with confederate states,but the other half wanted to fight for the union.
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∙ 6y agoVirginia lost its western territory during the US Civil War. It soon became the US state of West Virginia.
West Virginia and Virginia.
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∙ 13y agoWest Virginia split from Virginia because they wanted to stay in the Union.
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∙ 10y agoWest Virginia was split from Virginia becuase Virginia wanted to fight with the south and West Virginia didn't.
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The two states created when states already existing were divided?
West Virginia and Virginia split during the Civil War. Virginia had already joined the Confederacy. There was an attempt to form a State of Franklin out of North Carolina, but it failed.
What are some things a veteran might do in the west during the civil war?
play
What are five Famous people in the west?
in west virgina bill gates is famous because of the internet
The states created during the civil war were?
West Virginia is the only one I've heard of.
Who is Queen of the west- civil war?
There was none. the union and the confederates were only separated during the war
Which state was made during the civil war?
West Virgina
Where was the U. S. Capital located during the Civil War?
north Washington d.c west virgina south RICHMOND VIRGINA
Why did West Virginia split from Virginia during the civil war?
Virginia was split in two over the issue of slavery.
Where did the name west virgina?
it was named that because it was the western part of Virgina at the time of the civil war
Why did west viginia split away from viginia during the civil war?
they were not happy with the government
What role did West Virgina have in the civil war?
as a border state
What US state was not a state at the start of the Civil war?
West Virgina
What was the population of West Virginia in the Civil War?
according to the natral research of USA west virgina had 124575
Who declared West Virginia a state?
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
What were the four birder states of the civil war?
Kentucky; west virgina; Missouri; Maryland; and Delaware
Was West Virgina a southern state or a northern state during the civil war?
Yes. After Virginia voted to secede from the USA, the Western counties voted to secede from Virginia. The state of West Virginia was admitted to the Union in 1863.
What is West Virgina's motto?
West Virgina's motto is Wild and Wonderful West Virginia.
