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Prehistory and Indians

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Which prehistoric culture built burial mounds across present West Virginia?
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What type of ornament of stone, shell, or metal did prehistoric people string on a leather cord and hang around their necks?
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Archeologists believe almost no Indian tribes were living in present West Virginia by this century.
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Which one of the following never had a "sphere of influence" in present 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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Who ordered a line of forts to be built along the Allegheny Ridge to defend against Indian attacks during the French & Indian War?
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Mingo Indians were most closely associated with what group?
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Most archeologists think prehistoric cultures created the Luther Elkins Site petroglyphs in this county, as opposed to a largely discredited theory they depict Christian writings by 6th-century Irish monks.
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In addition to disease, what is the main reason virtually no Indians lived in present West Virginia when European-Americans began settling?
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Which of the following was NOT a tribe that fought on the side of the French in Western Virginia for most of the French & Indian War?
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