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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 of the following was NOT a West Virginia archeologist?
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The prehistoric Warrior Path was located in which county?
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The Battle of Point Pleasant, pitting Virginia militia against Shawnees, was the only battle of what war?
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In what treaty did Shawnees give up their hunting rights south of the Ohio River?
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What is Paint Creek in Kanawha County named for?
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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 one of the following tribes was not affiliated with the Iroquois Confederation?
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What 1795 battle in Ohio effectively ended all conflict between European-American settlers and Indians in present West Virginia?
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The capture of this person by Shawnees helped prompt Andrew Lewis's disastrous Sandy Creek Expedition.
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