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Prehistory and Indians

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In which county are the Bens Run earthworks located?
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What name has been given to a Late Prehistoric culture whose people lived in present Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and southern West Virginia between A.D. 1000 and 1650?
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What current road follows the approximate path of the prehistoric Seneca Trail?
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What was the earliest known prehistoric culture to occupy what is now West Virginia?
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Which one of the following did NOT fight on the side of the French in the French & Indian War?
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What language did the Shawnees speak?
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What are prehistoric images pecked or carved on rocks called?
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Which one of the following was a major new development of the Late Prehistoric Period (A.D. 1200-1550)?
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What was the name of the Indian revolt at the end of the French & Indian War?
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What city was attacked twice by the British and their Indian allies during the Revolutionary War?
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