| 词汇 | west virginia |
| 词源 | West Virginia. West Virginia is composed of 40 western mountain counties that seceded from Virginia at the outbreak of the Civil War, these counties voting not to secede from the Union and forming their own state government. After rejecting New Virginia, Kanawha, and Alleghany, the new state settled on West Virginia for a name, an ironic choice since Virginia ex- tends 95 miles farther west than it does. West Virginia had con- sidered seceding from Virginia several times, due to unequal taxation and representation, and the Civil War provided an ex- cellent excuse. Its constitution was amended to abolish slavery and President Lincoln proclaimed West Virginia the 35th state in 1862, justifying his action as a war measure. Called the Pan- handle State, it has an odd outline, leading to the saying that it’s “a good state for the shape it’s in.” See virginia. |
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