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What frontiersman led the band that killed members of Chief Logan's family in 1774?
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Which one of the following once owned most of the land in the present Eastern Panhandle?
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The Seneca Trail generally follows the route of which present West Virginia road?
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After her husband's death at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant, this woman became a frontier scout, relaying messages among forts?
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Indian leader Captain Bull settled in this present-day West Virginia county in the late 1760s.
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Construction of this fort marked the beginning of the city of Charleston?
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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 did NOT routinely kill Indians out of retaliation for the deaths of family members?
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When Europeans first arrived, which Indian confederacy laid claim to most of what is now West Virginia?
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Who is generally considered the founder of Charles Town?
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