West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the north (and, slightly, east), and Maryland to the northeast. West Virginia is the 10th smallest by area, is ranked 38th in population, and has the second lowest household income of the 50 United States. The capital and largest city is Charleston. 

West Virginia became a state following the Wheeling Conventions of 1861, after the American Civil War had begun. Delegates from some Unionist counties of northwestern Virginia decided to break away from Virginia, although they included many secessionist counties in the new state. West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key border state during the war. West Virginia was the only state to form by separating from a Confederate state, the first to separate from any state since Maine separated from Massachusetts, and was one of two states admitted to the Union during the American Civil War (the other being Nevada). While a portion of its residents held slaves, most of the residents were yeomen farmers, and the delegates provided for gradual abolition of slavery in the new state constitution.
Was West Virginia one of the original states?
Was it a state at the beginning of the Civil War?
What year did it achieve statehood?
What area of Virginia did West Virginia come from?
Were all the counties loyal to the union?
Was it in a strategically important position during the war?
What was the last state to separate from another?
From New Hampshire?
From what?
How many other areas were given statehood during the Civil War?
What was it?
What did most people do for a living in early West Virginia?
Did any of the people have slaves?
Did that end abruptly?
What finally abolished slavery there?
What state is to its north?
Is Ohio on its southern border?
What is the area called that West Virginia is a part of?
Is it one of the larger U.S. states?
Is it wealthy?
no
West Virginia became a state following the Wheeling Conventions of 1861
yes
West Virginia became a state following the Wheeling Conventions of 1861, after the American Civil War had begun
1863
1863
northwestern
northwestern
no
Delegates from some Unionist counties of northwestern Virginia decided to break
yes
was a key border state during the war.
Maine
Maine
no
Massachusetts,
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
One
nd was one of two states admitted
Nevada
 Nevada
farming
yeomen farmers
yes
a portion of its residents
no
r gradual abolition 
new state constitution
new state constitution
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
no
Ohio to the northwest
Appalachian
Appalachian
no
10th smallest 
no
second lowest household income