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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 one of the following prehistoric cultures traded with early European explorers?
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What do most archeologists consider West Virginia's most controversial prehistoric artifact?
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What current road follows the approximate path of the prehistoric Kanawha, or Buffalo, Trail?
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Where do archeologists believe the earliest prehistoric cultures in present West Virginia originally came from?
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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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The Battle of Point Pleasant, pitting Virginia militia against Shawnees, was the only battle of what war?
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During the Late Prehistoric and Protohistoric periods, what culture resided in the northernmost part of present West Virginia?
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Which one of the following has NOT been built on or into the South Charleston Mound?
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Which of the following is NOT associated with the Late Archaic period (3000-1000 B.C.)?
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