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This enslaved man heroically helped defend Fort Donnally in the Greenbrier Valley during an attack by Shawnee Indians in 1778.
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Which industry was associated with Vestal's Bloomery in Jefferson County?
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Indian leader Captain Bull settled in this present-day West Virginia county in the late 1760s.
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Two Revolutionary War battles occurred at this Wheeling fort.
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Construction of this fort marked the beginning of the city of Charleston?
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During the French & Indian War, which one of the following was NOT present at the Battle of the Monongahela?
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Which one of the following was NOT an early land company in present-day West Virginia?
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James Neal is often considered the founder of this city.
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Which one of the following was NOT considered an "Indian war" from the 1700s?
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This Overhill Cherokee leader fought on the side of the British during the French & Indian War.
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