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This enslaved man heroically helped defend Fort Donnally in the Greenbrier Valley during an attack by Shawnee Indians in 1778.
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Indian leader Captain Bull settled in this present-day West Virginia county in the late 1760s.
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The barracks of this fort in Mineral County comprise the only known military structure still standing in present-day West Virginia from the French & Indian War period.
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Fort Buttermilk was built in 1756 to help protect settlers near this town.
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This Virginia county once included most of present-day northern West Virginia.
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Which of the following was NOT among the earliest settlers of the Greenbrier Valley?
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Which one of the following was NOT considered an "Indian war" from the 1700s?
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When Europeans first arrived, which Indian confederacy laid claim to most of what is now West Virginia?
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This Overhill Cherokee leader fought on the side of the British during the French & Indian War.
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Who is generally considered the founder of Charles Town?
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