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Amended Constitution Of West Virginia: Adopted By The Convention February 18, 1863

Amended Constitution Of West Virginia: Adopted By The Convention February 18, 1863

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General ReferenceGeneral LawRegional: West

ISBN10: 9354486738
ISBN13: 9789354486739
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.07 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Born in the turmoil of the American Civil War, the Amended Constitution of West Virginia records the birth of a new state in unmistakable legal language. These words shaped a state. Adopted by the convention on 18 February 1863, this historical legal document stands as an authentic primary source edition of the West Virginia constitution at the moment of its civil war statehood, defining state government structure, powers, and responsibilities in the midst of national crisis. Here, nineteenth century America appears not as distant legend but as precise articles and sections, essential for anyone interested in United States constitutional history and the evolution of American state constitutions. Students, teachers, and general readers will find a clear civics curriculum resource, while scholars gain a reliable foundation for legal history research into how a loyalist mountain region separated from Virginia and aligned itself with the Union. Read as both state constitution text and political testimony, it belongs beside other landmark documents in any serious American state constitutions collection. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, presented in a careful modern edition for historians, legal practitioners, genealogists, and anyone curious about how West Virginia defined its institutions at the height of the 1863 civil war era.

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