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Frontier

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Which Indian tribe fought at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant?
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How were many soldiers paid for their service in the French & Indian War?
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This fort was built in present Summers County in 1774.
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Fort Pearsall was built during the French & Indian War to protect settlers around this town.
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Which one of the following was NOT an early land company in present-day West Virginia?
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Who is considered the founder of Wheeling
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Which of the following was NOT typically considered to be part of a frontier fort?
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Which one of the following was NOT considered an "Indian war" from the 1700s?
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Tories were settlers who did what?
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The murder of this person's family sent him on a violent spree in which he killed Tegunteh, who was peacefully negotiating the 1789 Treaty of Fort Harmar. Afterward, he became a fugitive from the law.
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