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Why did the people of western Virginia form their own government and asked to be admitted to the US as a separate state?
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∙ 11y ago
Because they did not approve of Virginia seceding from the USA. There wasn't much slavery in the Western counties, so they didn't feel strongly Confederate. Also, as mountain people, they had always felt different from the coastal(Tidewater) communities, and now decided it was the moment to form a separate state.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 7y agoYes. West Virginia and Virginia were once one but when the issue of slavery came up, western Virginia didn't want slavery so they succeeded from Virginia. This is the reason why we have the state West Virginia.
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∙ 11y agoJust as Virginia seceded from the Union, West Virginia seceded from Virginia. They saw more advantages being part of the United States, and did not agree with Confederate policies.
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The reason why the people of western Virginia formed their own government and asked to be admitted to the US as a separate state was that they?
saw their social and economic interests and concerns as being very different from those of the rest of Virginia
When was western Virginia admitted a union?
West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20 of 1863.
Why did Virginia separate into two states?
Because the people living in the western part of Virginia wanted to remain part of the Union, breaking away from Virginia and forming the separate state of West Virginia
How did the people of western Virginia respond to Virginia's secession?
Straight from the book : In western Virginia a movement to secede from the state and rejoin the Union grew. In 1861, 48 Virginia counties organized themselves as a separate state called West Virginia.
What became its own state during the civil war?
Kansas was admitted to the United States shortly after the war began. Also the western counties of Virginia broke away, formed their own government, and pledged loyalty to the United States under the name West Virginia.
Why did West Virginia separate from Virginia?
During the Civil War, Virginians that lived to the west of the Allegheny Mountains were not happy with the government of Virginia. So when the Richmond government seceded, they declared themselves the legitimate government of Virginia, and authorized the division of the two states. West Virginians formed their own government to fight for the North. Western Virginia was not happy with a multitude of things that the central Virginia government on the east side of the mountains had done. They disliked the taxes and rules being imposed upon them. Numerous politicians took advantage of the secession of Virginia from the Union to create an alternative government that ratified and approved the split, creating the new state. West Virginia's early history from 1609 until 1863 is largely shared with Virginia, of which it was a part until Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861. The delegates of the 40 western counties who opposed secession formed their own government, which was granted statehood in 1863. The growing differences between Eastern and Western Virginia in the mid 1800's contributed to WV's desire to become a separate state. Issues included: National Political Leaders, Attitudes toward Voting, Geographical influences, and attitudes towards slavery.
What is West Virginia derived from?
The Western counties of Virginia, which did not approve of the secession of Virginia, and voted to break away to form a separate state, joining the Union in 1863.
What used to be a part of Virginia?
At one time, the State of Virginia reached to the Mississippi River, so several states used to be part of Virginia. During the Civil War, the Western counties of Virginia formed a separate state, West Virginia.
Was West Virginia in the Confederacy or not?
West Virginia was a part of Virginia until after the Civil War started, so technically at the start of the war what would become West Virginia was in the Confederacy. However, West Virginia separated itself form Virginia to join the Union as a free state, so West Virginia was aligned with the North after it came to exist as a separate political entity from Virginia.
How many states stayed with the confederacy?
They all did. But the Western counties of Virginia formed a separate state and seceded from Virginia - a new Union state called West Virginia. So Virginia itself was a smaller version of what it had been.
Why did Thomas Jefferson persuade Virginia to give up its claim to western lands?
Thomas Jefferson persuaded Virginia to give up their Western Claims because they had a great need for central government.
Why is West Virginia West Virginia?
The mountain people had always felt different from the coastal communities, and they didn't approve of the secession. So in turn, they seceded from Virginia, to form their own State of West Virginia, which joined the USA in 1863.
