11The numberofConfederatestatesMarionFrancisPierpont grewup on a farm inwhat is now thisWV county.2,000In the election of1860, Lincolnclaimed lessthan this manyvotes in all ofVirginia.WilleyThis amendmentto the stateconstitution wouldfree any personborn of slavesafter July 4, 1863.NewVirginiaDuring the 1stWheelingConvention, JohnCarlile called for anew state to benamed this.SouthCarolinaThe first stateto leave theUnion afterLincoln'selection.FrancisPierpontThis individualis called the"Father ofWestVirginia."35West Virginiawould be theUnion's___th state.WartimeThesecircumstancesmotivatedLincoln to signWV's statehoodbill.June20,1863West Virginiaofficiallyjoined theUnion on thisdate.Baltimoreand OhioRailroadThe easternpanhandle countieswould be included inthe new state so theUnion could maintainthis important methodof transportation.SlaveryOne of theprincipleissuesleading tothe Civil War.1865West Virginiahad slavesuntil thisyear.AbrahamLincolnThis presidentsigned the billadmittingWest Virginiato the Union.18,000This manyvotersapproved thecreation of thenew state ofKanawhaArthur I.BoremanThis individualwas elected tobe the firstgovernor ofWest Virginia.GovernorFrancis Pierpontwas given thisposition for theReorganizedGovernment ofVirginia.20,000About this manyUnion soldiers--and this manyConfederatesoldiers--camefrom West Virginia.PhilippiRacesGenerallyconsideredthe first landbattle of theCivil War.ReorganizedGovernmentof VirginiaSecondConvention ofWheelingestablished thisstategovernment.John Belland JohnBreckinridgeIn the Election of1860, these twomen receivedthe most votesin Virginia.AlbertJenkinsResigned from theUS Congress tolead a cavalry ofmen loyal to theConfederate Statesof AmericaEmancipationProclamationThisproclamationonly freedslaves insouthernstates.KanawhaIn August 1861,delegates inWheeling votedto form a newstate with thisname.11The numberofConfederatestatesMarionFrancisPierpont grewup on a farm inwhat is now thisWV county.2,000In the election of1860, Lincolnclaimed lessthan this manyvotes in all ofVirginia.WilleyThis amendmentto the stateconstitution wouldfree any personborn of slavesafter July 4, 1863.NewVirginiaDuring the 1stWheelingConvention, JohnCarlile called for anew state to benamed this.SouthCarolinaThe first stateto leave theUnion afterLincoln'selection.FrancisPierpontThis individualis called the"Father ofWestVirginia."35West Virginiawould be theUnion's___th state.WartimeThesecircumstancesmotivatedLincoln to signWV's statehoodbill.June20,1863West Virginiaofficiallyjoined theUnion on thisdate.Baltimoreand OhioRailroadThe easternpanhandle countieswould be included inthe new state so theUnion could maintainthis important methodof transportation.SlaveryOne of theprincipleissuesleading tothe Civil War.1865West Virginiahad slavesuntil thisyear.AbrahamLincolnThis presidentsigned the billadmittingWest Virginiato the Union.18,000This manyvotersapproved thecreation of thenew state ofKanawhaArthur I.BoremanThis individualwas elected tobe the firstgovernor ofWest Virginia.GovernorFrancis Pierpontwas given thisposition for theReorganizedGovernment ofVirginia.20,000About this manyUnion soldiers--and this manyConfederatesoldiers--camefrom West Virginia.PhilippiRacesGenerallyconsideredthe first landbattle of theCivil War.ReorganizedGovernmentof VirginiaSecondConvention ofWheelingestablished thisstategovernment.John Belland JohnBreckinridgeIn the Election of1860, these twomen receivedthe most votesin Virginia.AlbertJenkinsResigned from theUS Congress tolead a cavalry ofmen loyal to theConfederate Statesof AmericaEmancipationProclamationThisproclamationonly freedslaves insouthernstates.KanawhaIn August 1861,delegates inWheeling votedto form a newstate with thisname.

West Virginia - Road to Statehood - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The number of Confederate states
    11
  2. Francis Pierpont grew up on a farm in what is now this WV county.
    Marion
  3. In the election of 1860, Lincoln claimed less than this many votes in all of Virginia.
    2,000
  4. This amendment to the state constitution would free any person born of slaves after July 4, 1863.
    Willey
  5. During the 1st Wheeling Convention, John Carlile called for a new state to be named this.
    New Virginia
  6. The first state to leave the Union after Lincoln's election.
    South Carolina
  7. This individual is called the "Father of West Virginia."
    Francis Pierpont
  8. West Virginia would be the Union's ___th state.
    35
  9. These circumstances motivated Lincoln to sign WV's statehood bill.
    Wartime
  10. West Virginia officially joined the Union on this date.
    June 20, 1863
  11. The eastern panhandle counties would be included in the new state so the Union could maintain this important method of transportation.
    Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
  12. One of the principle issues leading to the Civil War.
    Slavery
  13. West Virginia had slaves until this year.
    1865
  14. This president signed the bill admitting West Virginia to the Union.
    Abraham Lincoln
  15. This many voters approved the creation of the new state of Kanawha
    18,000
  16. This individual was elected to be the first governor of West Virginia.
    Arthur I. Boreman
  17. Francis Pierpont was given this position for the Reorganized Government of Virginia.
    Governor
  18. About this many Union soldiers--and this many Confederate soldiers--came from West Virginia.
    20,000
  19. Generally considered the first land battle of the Civil War.
    Philippi Races
  20. Second Convention of Wheeling established this state government.
    Reorganized Government of Virginia
  21. In the Election of 1860, these two men received the most votes in Virginia.
    John Bell and John Breckinridge
  22. Resigned from the US Congress to lead a cavalry of men loyal to the Confederate States of America
    Albert Jenkins
  23. This proclamation only freed slaves in southern states.
    Emancipation Proclamation
  24. In August 1861, delegates in Wheeling voted to form a new state with this name.
    Kanawha