WVS Chapter 12, Section 1 and 2

Who was the first governor in West Virginia?

• Campbell Tarr

• Arthur I. Boreman

• Peter Van Winkle

• Samuel Crane

Who was the first Secretary of State in West Virginia

• Samuel Crane

• Arthur I. Boreman

• A. Bolten Caldwell

• J. Edgar Boyers

Who was the first auditor of West Virginia?

• Campbell Tarr

• Waitman T. Willey

• J. Edgar Boyers

• Samuel Crane

Who was the first treasurer in West Virginia?

• Campbell Tarr

• Peter Van Winkle

• Samuel Crane

• Arthur I. Boreman

Who was the first attorney general in West Virginia?

• A. Bolten Caldwell

• Waitman T. Willey

• Campbell Tarr

• J. Edgar Boyers

Which two people were the first US Senators from West Virginia?

• A. Bolten Caldwell and Peter Van Winkle

• Waitman T. Willey and J. Edgar Boyers

• Cambell Tarr and Samuel Crane

• Waitman T. Willey and Peter Van Winkle

When were the Philippi Races?

• September 10, 1861

• July 17, 1861

• June 3, 1861

• May 13, 1862

When did the statehood proposal pass the House of Representatives?

• June 1862

• December 1862

• March 1863

• January 1861

When was the Battle of Rich Mountain?

• June 3, 1861

• August 6, 1861

• August 26, 1861

• July 11, 1861

When did the statehood proposal pass the Senate?

• July 17, 1861

• August 26, 1861

• July 14, 1862

• May 29, 1862