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Prehistory and Indians

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Which prehistoric culture built burial mounds across present West Virginia?
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Which city has a cemetery named after a burial mound within its boundaries?
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Where was the first documented archeological excavation in West Virginia?
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In 1931, a mysterious sandstone rock with apparent prehistoric writing was found in this county. It is now commonly considered a fraud.
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What Shawnee leader tried to warn American militia about an impending attack at Fort Randolph in 1777 only to be murdered?
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What was the primary reason the Paleo prehistoric period transitioned into the Archaic period?
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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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Which of the following is NOT associated with the Late Archaic period (3000-1000 B.C.)?
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In addition to disease, what is the main reason virtually no Indians lived in present West Virginia when European-Americans began settling?
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What city was attacked twice by the British and their Indian allies during the Revolutionary War?
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