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Who supplied the cannonballs for West Virginia during the War of 1812?
West Virginia did not exist as a separate state during the War of 1812. It didn't become a state until the Civil War.
What state became a state during the Civil War?
West Virginia West Virginia
Which state had the most fighting during the civil war?
virginia
What state was created during the civil war when was this state admitted to the union?
West Virginia
Which state joined the nation during the Civil War?
West Virginia
What new state formed during the civil war?
West Virginia
What colony state was the only state to secede from another state during the civil war?
West Virginia.
What state was part of another state but became its own state during the civil war?
West Virginia
Was the Virginian colony a free state or a slave state?
after seceding from Virgina west Virginia became a slave state A2 The above answer is incorrect. The Western part of Virginia left Virginia(during the civil war) to become a free state and is now called West Virginia. The remaining part of Virginia (what we now call Virginia) sided with the confederacy.
What is the name of the state that separated itself from another state in 1861 when the larger state joined the Confederacy?
West Virginia was once part of Virginia. When Virginia declared secession from the United States to become part of the Confederacy, the counties in northwestern Virginia voted to secede from Virginia and remain loyal to the United States. That area of Virginia became West Virginia. West Virginia became the 35th U.S. state on June 20, 1863.
Did Abraham Lincoln help west Virginia become a state?
Yes, Abraham Lincoln played a crucial role in West Virginia's statehood. In 1861, during the Civil War, the northwestern counties of Virginia sought to break away and form their own state due to differing loyalties and interests. Lincoln supported this movement, and on June 20, 1863, West Virginia was officially admitted to the Union as a separate state, becoming the only state created from another state during the Civil War.
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.
