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

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