Here's a short story:

West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the north (and, slightly, east), and Maryland to the northeast. West Virginia is the 10th smallest by area, is ranked 38th in population, and has the second lowest household income of the 50 United States. The capital and largest city is Charleston. 

West Virginia became a state following the Wheeling Conventions of 1861, after the American Civil War had begun. Delegates from some Unionist counties of northwestern Virginia decided to break away from Virginia, although they included many secessionist counties in the new state. West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key border state during the war. West Virginia was the only state to form by separating from a Confederate state, the first to separate from any state since Maine separated from Massachusetts, and was one of two states admitted to the Union during the American Civil War (the other being Nevada). While a portion of its residents held slaves, most of the residents were yeomen farmers, and the delegates provided for gradual abolition of slavery in the new state constitution. (End of story)

Provide your best guess for the following question. Give ONLY the guess, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: Was West Virginia one of the original states?
Guess: no

Question: Was it a state at the beginning of the Civil War?
Guess: yes

Question: What year did it achieve statehood?
Guess: 1863

Question: What area of Virginia did West Virginia come from?
Guess: northwestern

Question: Were all the counties loyal to the union?
Guess: no

Question: Was it in a strategically important position during the war?
Guess: yes

Question: What was the last state to separate from another?
Guess: Maine

Question: From New Hampshire?
Guess: no

Question: From what?
Guess: Massachusetts

Question: How many other areas were given statehood during the Civil War?
Guess: One

Question: What was it?
Guess: Nevada

Question: What did most people do for a living in early West Virginia?
Guess: farming

Question: Did any of the people have slaves?
Guess: yes

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: Did that end abruptly?

no