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Point Pleasant was the only battle of this 1774 war.
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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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In 1777, this settler led an ambush in present-day Marshall County that murdered 21 Indians.
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This fort was built in present Summers County in 1774.
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Two Revolutionary War battles occurred at this Wheeling fort.
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Fort Pearsall was built during the French & Indian War to protect settlers around this town.
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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 generally considered the "father of Greenbrier County?"
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In what county was Tackett's Fort located?
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The murder of this person's family sent him on a violent spree in which he killed Tegunteh, who was peacefully negotiating the 1789 Treaty of Fort Harmar. Afterward, he became a fugitive from the law.
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