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What mineral springs did George Washington visit for the first time at age 16?
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The Seneca Trail generally follows the route of which present West Virginia road?
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About 1788, where did Daniel Boone first settle in present-day West Virginia?
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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 considered an "Indian war" from the 1700s?
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This Harrison County congressman was President James Madison's brother-in-law and one of the first government officials to press for greater rights for Western Virginia.
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Pontiac started his rebellion against European-American settlements as a result of what event?
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In what county was Tackett's Fort located?
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James Madison, the "father of the constitution" and future fourth president, married his wife, Dolley Payne, in the Jefferson County home of this person.
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