Which political party was Abraham Lincoln a member of?
The Republican Party
100
Although the U.S. was governed by a Federal System in which the National Government and the State Government shared power, much of Virginia still believed in the principal of government known as what?
What is states' rights.
100
The proposed new name of the state proposed west of Virginia?
What is "Kanawha".
100
What part of the Constitution covers statehood?
What is Article IV, Section 3.
100
West Virginia entered the Union as the _____ state.
What is the 35th.
200
Southern Democrats Party platform was to protect:
What is slavery in the new territories.
200
The attack here marked the beginning of the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter.
200
The key supporter of the creation of the new state of "WV" who decided it would be better to reform and reorganize Virginia's government instead of seceding from the Union.
Who was John S. Carlile.
200
The date of West Virginia's Statehood and the name of its first capitol.
What is June 20, 1863 and Wheeling.
200
The Railroad (full name) that factored into the boundary of West Virginia.
What is the B&O (Baltimore and Ohio) Railroad.
300
As a result of Lincoln winning the Presidential Election of 1860, how many states decided to secede (withdrawal) from the Union?
What is 7. Bonus of 100 points, can you name them?
300
Where did the Delegates from Virginia meet to discuss the formation of a new state, and they also voted to remain in/secede from the Union.
What is Wheeling and secede from.
300
On June 19, 1861, what convention decided to keep Virginia in the Union.
What is the Second Wheeling Convention.
300
West Virginia entered the Union with how many counties?
What is 50.
300
Named Governor of the Restored Government of Virginia.
Who is Francis H. Pierpont.
400
Which presidential candidate won the state of Virginia and what party was he a member of?
John Bell of Tennessee, and he was a member of the Constitutional Union Party.
400
On April 17, 1861, who passed an ordinance for Secession?
What is the Virginia Convention.
400
Virginia, in 1861, had 2 governments- one in ___________ that supported the _____________ (South), and one in _______________ that supported the _________ (North).
What is Richmond, Confederacy and Wheeling, Union.
400
West Virginia's first Governor.
Who is Aurthur I. Boreman.
400
Who was the President in 1860 before the election and after the election?
Who are James Buchanon and Abraham Lincoln.
500
Who were the Republican and Democratic candidates for president in the Election of 1860?
Stephen A. Douglas and John C. Breckinridge-Democrat
William H. Seward and Abraham Lincoln- Republican
500
"West" Virginia opposed seceding from the Union because they felt they already existed separate from Virginia Religiously, _____________, and _____________.
What is economically and geographically.
500
Name 5 of the 7 proposed names for the new state of WV.
What is Kanawha, Allegheny, Augusta, Columbia, West Virginia, Western Virginia, and New Virginia.
500
The Amendment to statehood for WV that stated all slaves in WV under the age of 21 on July 4, 1863 would be free when they reached their 21st birthday.
What is the Willey Amendment.
500
The 3 major issues that the writers of the Constitution of the new state faced were the following:
What is the name of the state, the boundaries of the state, and what to do about the issue of slavery.