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Prehistory and Indians

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Which city has a cemetery named after a burial mound within its boundaries?
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Who led the Shawnee at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant?
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What county has the largest conical earthen burial mound in North America?
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Who ordered a line of forts to be built along the Allegheny Ridge to defend against Indian attacks during the French & Indian War?
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Most archeologists think prehistoric cultures created the Luther Elkins Site petroglyphs in this county, as opposed to a largely discredited theory they depict Christian writings by 6th-century Irish monks.
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Which one of the following is NOT associated with the Middle Archaic period (6000-3000 B.C.)?
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What was the shape of most villages during the Late Prehistoric period (A.D. 1200-1550)?
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Which of the following was NOT a tribe that fought on the side of the French in Western Virginia for most of the French & Indian War?
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What was the name of the Indian revolt at the end of the French & Indian War?
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After the French & Indian War, which region of present West Virginia experienced the least conflicts with Indians?
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