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Who led the first permanent settlement of Charleston?
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This battle in northwestern Ohio ended violent conflicts between Indians and settlers in present-day West Virginia.
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What finally ended threats to present-day West Virginia during the French & Indian War?
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At the end of the French & Indian War, which one of the following was NOT attacked during Pontiac's Rebellion?
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Who are the earliest known White settlers of the Greenbrier Valley?
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Who is considered the founder of Morgantown?
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This Brooke County settler published the earliest known account of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
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Of these Revolutionary War generals from the Eastern Panhandle, which one was NOT dismissed from his commission during the Revolutionary War?
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This Seneca Indian's military efforts led to the near complete abandonment of the Greenbrier and Monongahela valleys.
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Which one of the following counties did NOT experience an uprising in response to the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion?
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