SlaveryOne of theprincipleissuesleading tothe Civil War.1865West Virginiahad slavesuntil thisyear.KanawhaIn August 1861,delegates inWheeling votedto form a newstate with thisname.2,000In the election of1860, Lincolnclaimed lessthan this manyvotes in all ofVirginia.June20,1863West Virginiaofficiallyjoined theUnion on thisdate.NewVirginiaDuring the 1stWheelingConvention, JohnCarlile called for anew state to benamed this.Arthur I.BoremanThis individualwas elected tobe the firstgovernor ofWest Virginia.FrancisPierpontThis individualis called the"Father ofWestVirginia."WartimeThesecircumstancesmotivatedLincoln to signWV's statehoodbill.ReorganizedGovernmentof VirginiaSecondConvention ofWheelingestablished thisstategovernment.20,000About this manyUnion soldiers--and this manyConfederatesoldiers--camefrom West Virginia.WilleyThis amendmentto the stateconstitution wouldfree any personborn of slavesafter July 4, 1863.11The numberofConfederatestatesAlbertJenkinsResigned from theUS Congress tolead a cavalry ofmen loyal to theConfederate Statesof America18,000This manyvotersapproved thecreation of thenew state ofKanawhaBaltimoreand OhioRailroadThe easternpanhandle countieswould be included inthe new state so theUnion could maintainthis important methodof transportation.PhilippiRacesGenerallyconsideredthe first landbattle of theCivil War.John Belland JohnBreckinridgeIn the Election of1860, these twomen receivedthe most votesin Virginia.MarionFrancisPierpont grewup on a farm inwhat is now thisWV county.EmancipationProclamationThisproclamationonly freedslaves insouthernstates.AbrahamLincolnThis presidentsigned the billadmittingWest Virginiato the Union.GovernorFrancis Pierpontwas given thisposition for theReorganizedGovernment ofVirginia.SouthCarolinaThe first stateto leave theUnion afterLincoln'selection.35West Virginiawould be theUnion's___th state.SlaveryOne of theprincipleissuesleading tothe Civil War.1865West Virginiahad slavesuntil thisyear.KanawhaIn August 1861,delegates inWheeling votedto form a newstate with thisname.2,000In the election of1860, Lincolnclaimed lessthan this manyvotes in all ofVirginia.June20,1863West Virginiaofficiallyjoined theUnion on thisdate.NewVirginiaDuring the 1stWheelingConvention, JohnCarlile called for anew state to benamed this.Arthur I.BoremanThis individualwas elected tobe the firstgovernor ofWest Virginia.FrancisPierpontThis individualis called the"Father ofWestVirginia."WartimeThesecircumstancesmotivatedLincoln to signWV's statehoodbill.ReorganizedGovernmentof VirginiaSecondConvention ofWheelingestablished thisstategovernment.20,000About this manyUnion soldiers--and this manyConfederatesoldiers--camefrom West Virginia.WilleyThis amendmentto the stateconstitution wouldfree any personborn of slavesafter July 4, 1863.11The numberofConfederatestatesAlbertJenkinsResigned from theUS Congress tolead a cavalry ofmen loyal to theConfederate Statesof America18,000This manyvotersapproved thecreation of thenew state ofKanawhaBaltimoreand OhioRailroadThe easternpanhandle countieswould be included inthe new state so theUnion could maintainthis important methodof transportation.PhilippiRacesGenerallyconsideredthe first landbattle of theCivil War.John Belland JohnBreckinridgeIn the Election of1860, these twomen receivedthe most votesin Virginia.MarionFrancisPierpont grewup on a farm inwhat is now thisWV county.EmancipationProclamationThisproclamationonly freedslaves insouthernstates.AbrahamLincolnThis presidentsigned the billadmittingWest Virginiato the Union.GovernorFrancis Pierpontwas given thisposition for theReorganizedGovernment ofVirginia.SouthCarolinaThe first stateto leave theUnion afterLincoln'selection.35West Virginiawould be theUnion's___th state.

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