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Because enough local slave-owners voted for it.
Many others, including Robert E. Lee, were hoping it would stay in the Union.
What else can I help you with?
What side was West Virginia on in the Civil War?
West Virginia was originally part of the State of Virginia. After Virginia seceded and joined the Confederacy, West Virginia seceded from Virginia and joined the Union as a new State.
Was Virginia in the union?
No, Virginia was in the Confederacy....
Which State join the Confederacy?
Virginia
Which was the most populous state in Confederacy?
Virginia
What city in Virginia was the capital of confederacy?
Richmond, Virginia was the second and final capital of the Confederacy, and also that states capital.
Is Virginia a north state?
Virginia is generally considered a Southern state; it was part of the Confederacy.
What is the Powhatans confederacy?
The Powhatan Confederacy was a coalition of Native American tribes from the territory of Virginia. They were also known as the Virginia Algonquians.
States located between the union and the confederacy?
All of the states at that time either stayed in the Union or joined the Confederacy. Geographically. Geographically, there were no states in between the two nations. The Border States is the term given to the slave states that chose to stay in the Union. They included Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, Missouri and West Virginia. (West Virginia succeeded from Virginia after Virginia succeeded from the Union in order to avoid fighting for the Confederacy.) They were all near the border of the Confederacy. They knew that whichever side they chose, there would likely be fighting on their territory.
Who was the only border state to join the confederacy?
VIRGINIA
Where was the capitol of the confederacy after Virginia seceded?
Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
Which side did general lee fight for?
The Confederacy (South) He did not approve of secession, but felt he ought to go with his state (Virginia) when it eventually voted Confederate.
Second capital of Confederacy?
Richmond, Virginia
