Why did West Virginia Break Away from Virginia?

Why did West Virginia Break Away from Virginia?

0:00 - Intro
0:19 - Colonial Period
2:31 - Start of the separation
4:03 - Brown's Rebellion
5:33 - The Civil War and Separation
8:24 - Reunification process



As the colony of Virginia developed in the following 2 centuries, the two Virginias were already forming. Low-lying Virginia was wealthier and controlled by the slave-owning elite who wielded government power to protect their own interests and reinvest in their communities. Meanwhile, West Virginia was neglected. Very little money went to developing its infrastructure so it remained a poorly governed frontier. Already by the early 19th century, talk of secession started

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