[DOC] [TLE] West Virginia - Wikipedia [PAR] West Virginia Listen/wst vrdnj/ is a state located in the Appalachian 
region of the ... West Virginia became a state following the Wheeling Conventions 
of 1861, in which delegates from some Unionist counties of northwestern Virginia 
decided to break away from Virginia during the American Civil War, although they
... [DOC] [TLE] History of West Virginia - Wikipedia [PAR] West Virginia is one of two American states formed during the American Civil War 
(18611865), .... Soon after this, white settlers began moving into the Greater ... In 
October 1748, the Virginia General Assembly passed an act establishing a ferry 
.... 1861, the 49 delegates from the future state of West Virginia voted 17 in favor... [DOC] [TLE] Virginia in the American Civil War - Wikipedia [PAR] As a slave-holding state, it held a state convention to deal with the secession 
crisis, and voted against secession on 4 April 1861. Opinion shifted after 15 April,
... [DOC] [TLE] West Virginia in the American Civil War - Wikipedia [PAR] The U.S. state of West Virginia was formed out of western Virginia and added to 
the Union as a ... In the summer of 1861, Union troops under General George 
McClellan drove off ... After Lee's departure, western Virginia continued to be a 
target of ... Nearly all delegates from counties west of the Allegheny Mountains 
voted... [DOC] [TLE] West Virginia Creation 1860-1871 [PAR] A Coup D'Etat: The Creation Of West Virginia, 1860-1871 ... In August of 1861 a 
convention of western Virginians passed an ordinance to In May of 1862 the ... 
The votes were certified by the Restored Virginia governor, Francis H. Pierpont.2 
... Immediately after the shelling of Fort Sumter, the Virginia legislature passed an
... [DOC] [TLE] Statehood for West Virginia: An Illegal Act? [PAR] During the debate prior to the vote on secession, Waitman T. Willey, who became 
a ... In order to have a "restored legislature," all loyal individuals who had been 
elected ... On October 24, 1861 the inhabitants of the Restored State of Virginia 
approved ... Even after West Virginia was admitted to the Union, Senator Davis of
... [DOC] [TLE] Virginia's great divorce | HistoryNet [PAR] Mar 5, 2013 ... May 13, 1861. ... An ad hoc delegation from 27 western Virginia counties 
assembled at ... The most radical delegates wanted to break away from the Old ... 
The biggest bones of contention were slavery and legislative representation. .... 
More important, after Virginians approved secession, Lincoln's War... [DOC] [TLE] How Virginia Split Into "East" and West Virginia (But With Only Three ... [PAR] West Virginia should long since have had a separate State existence. ... The 
unfairness and inequality of legislation is manifest on every page of the statute ... 
European settlers did not spread out through Virginia after 1607 like ripples from 
a .... finally voted to leave the Union in April 1861, the representatives of the 
western... [DOC] [TLE] West Virginia - U.S. States - HISTORY.com [PAR] Find out more about the history of West Virginia, including videos, interesting 
articles, ... of Virginia voted to secede from the United States during the Civil War 
(1861-65), the ... Congress granted statehood to West Virginia on June 20, 1863. [DOC] [TLE] West Virginia created by secession from Southern Confederate state ... [PAR] On this date in 1861, West Virginia began the Secessionist Convention that 
would result in its ... a convention of Virginians voted to submit a secession bill to 
the people. ... Grant, Lincoln, Summers, and Mingo, which were formed after 
statehood). ... could not create a pro-slavery document and gain approval from 
Congress. [DOC] [TLE] Celebrating West Virginia Statehood, June 20, 1863 | National ... [PAR] For West Virginia, the road to statehood was a unique one. ... The Virginia state 
legislature passed the Order of Secession on April 17, and Virginians voted to ... 
Government of Virginia voted to approve the creation of a new state, West 
Virginia. ... The West Virginia Constitution was ratified by voters on November 26, 
1861. [DOC] [TLE]

Question: West Virginia broke from Virginia after the legislature voted for this in 1861
Answer: Secession