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What frontiersman led the band that killed members of Chief Logan's family in 1774?
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This fort was built in present Summers County in 1774.
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"Forting" on the frontier referred to this.
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Which one of the following was NOT a cause of the French & Indian War?
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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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Which of the following was NOT a treaty in which Indians gave away their claims to land in present West Virginia?
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Who is generally credited with leading the murderous ambush on Chief Logan's family in 1774?
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Which one of the following frontier forts was NOT located in Greenbrier County?
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This county, which once included Hancock, is considered West Virginia's "lost county" because it was later eliminated from the map?
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