2007-02-10 12:32:16 · 6 answers · asked by pro2call10 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The ten western counties of the state of Virginia broke away when Virginia became a slave state. West Virginia remained a free state.
2007-02-10 12:41:52 · answer #1 · answered by Redshanks 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Virginia divided itself into two states during the Civil War.
2007-02-10 12:36:08 · answer #2 · answered by WMD 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
accomplice ordinary Lee had made a formidable plunge into northern territory via charging into Pennsylvania. until that factor the warfare have been fought on southern turf, yet Lee had struck on the heart of the north and alter into below 235 miles from manhattan city. Had Lee succeeded and marched directly to manhattan, he would have divided the U. S. and added administration of the warfare and at last gained. Little issues win super battles. Chamberlain's protection of Little around suitable and Pickett's unwell fated cost, on the path of Lee, saved the day for the north. Had Little around suitable fallen and Pickett succeeded, our cutting-edge capitol would be in Richmond, Virginia, slavery would probable nonetheless be practiced.
2016-11-03 02:47:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Virginia divided itself into two states.
That is why there is now Virgina, and West Virgina.
2007-02-10 14:21:58 · answer #4 · answered by Keybel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
virgina.
west virgina broke off because they didn't have many slaves because there wasn't any large scale field-based agriculture.
2007-02-10 12:44:39 · answer #5 · answered by Spicoli 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I beleive it was Kansas Territory. That's because part of the state held slaves and part was free. That's where the name Free Kansas came from.
2007-02-10 12:40:16 · answer #6 · answered by SolMan 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋