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Why did West Virginia split away from virgina during the civil war?
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∙ 14y ago
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.
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∙ 12y agoWhen Virginia voted to secede from the Union in April 1861, The more Northern and western counties decided not to secede. So, they broke away from Virginia and formed their own state of West Virginia.
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∙ 14y agoHalf of Virginia wanted to fight with the Confederate States but the other half wanted to fight for the Union.
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Why did West Virginia split from Virginia during the civil war?
Virginia was split in two over the issue of slavery.
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 state split in two in the civil war?
Virginia
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.
The state of the Upper South that was split into two states during the Civil War?
West Virginia was formed from a bunch of Union-loyal counties in northwest Virginia in 1861.
What new state was formed because of the civil war?
West Virginia split off from Virginia when Virginia seceded.
Can you name the two US states which were created entirely from other states?
MAINE (from Massachusetts) and WEST VIRGINIA (split off from Virginia to join the Union side during the Civil War)
Who founded EastVirginia and why was it founded?
East Virginia- - - - There is a Virginia that was one of the original colonies and is still a state. In 1863 the state of WEST VIRGINIA split away from Virginia because Virginia was trying to split away from the United States back in the Civil War. Virginia approved of slavery, West Virginia's people did not approve of slavery and they broke away from Virginia during the civil war. But As far as an East Virginia - it does not exist - it has never existed, unless you asked the question for a joke perhaps? Mike - from Wheeling West Virginia
What state came from a split from a slave state?
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.
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.
Why was West Virgina split in half during the Civil War?
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.
Was the North Carolina split during the civil war?
yes
