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Prehistory and Indians

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Which prehistoric culture is associated with petroglyphs?
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Which one of the following prehistoric cultures traded with early European explorers?
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What current road follows the approximate path of the prehistoric Seneca Trail?
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Where do archeologists believe the earliest prehistoric cultures in present West Virginia originally came from?
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What was the primary reason the Paleo prehistoric period transitioned into the Archaic period?
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What language did the Shawnees speak?
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Mingo Indians were most closely associated with what group?
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What are prehistoric images pecked or carved on rocks called?
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Which one of the following tribes was not affiliated with the Iroquois Confederation?
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What 1756 French & Indian War mission led by Andrew Lewis to destroy Shawnee villages in Ohio ended in near disaster in present southern West Virginia?
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