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From about 1764 to 1767, brothers John and Samuel Pringle lived in the hollowed cavity of what type of tree?
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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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What finally ended threats to present-day West Virginia during the French & Indian War?
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Which one of the following was NOT an early land company in present-day West Virginia?
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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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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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This Delaware chief led two deadly attacks on forts in present-day Pendleton County during the French & Indian War.
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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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