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When the Revolutionary War began, some of the first militia troops arrived in Massachusetts from this place.
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This Ohio River county was named for the governor of Virginia who owned most of the land there.
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Indian leader Captain Bull settled in this present-day West Virginia county in the late 1760s.
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Who led the first permanent settlement of Charleston?
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Where was the largest battle in 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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Who is considered the founder of Morgantown?
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This Brooke County settler published the earliest known account of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
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Which one of the following was NOT considered an "Indian war" from the 1700s?
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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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