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Thursday, January 10, 2013

11. Who proclaimed West Virginia as a state?


Answer: President Abraham Lincoln

 

Abraham Lincoln is probably most famously known for his Emancipation Proclamation, which was an executive order to free the slaves.

 

Abraham Lincoln’s Proclamation 100, “Admitting West Virginia into the Union” was given on April 20, 1863 in Washington, D.C. Lincoln declared that West Virginia would be admitted to the union and that the said act shall take effect and be in force from and after sixty days from the hereof. West Virginia became an official state 60 days later on June 20, 1863.
 
I believe the admission of West-Virginia into the Union is expedient. - Abraham Lincoln.

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