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Which Indian tribe fought at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant?
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The Seneca Trail generally follows the route of which present West Virginia road?
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This battle in northwestern Ohio ended violent conflicts between Indians and settlers in present-day West Virginia.
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Who is generally credited with leading the murderous ambush on Chief Logan's family in 1774?
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Nonhelema, known by settlers as the "Grenadier Squaw," was the sister of which Indian leader?
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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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From which direction did most Indian attacks occur during the frontier period?
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Two West Virginia counties are named for this Indian leader of the 1700s.
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George Washington was this age when he became a surveyor in what is now West Virginia?
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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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