One part of Virginia lived off slavery - but the other got tired of paying for it
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One part of Virginia lived off slavery - but the other got tired of paying for it
West Virginia was not created by accident. For generations, western Virginia had different terrain, a different economy, far less dependence on slavery, and growing resentment toward the wealthy elite ruling from Richmond. When Virginia joined the Confederacy, those tensions finally broke open, and the western counties chose to leave and build ...
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