e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia Online

Frontier

Sign in or create a free account to curate your search content.

1
Which early settler did Thomas Jefferson mistakenly blame for the murder of Chief Logan's family?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
2
This last colonial governor of Virginia ordered the attack that became the Battle of Point Pleasant.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
3
Two Revolutionary War battles occurred at this Wheeling fort.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
4
Fort Maidstone, the northernmost of our French & Indian War fortifications, was built in which present-day county?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
5
"Forting" on the frontier referred to this.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
6
Which of the following was NOT among the earliest settlers of the Greenbrier Valley?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
7
Which one of the following did NOT routinely kill Indians out of retaliation for the deaths of family members?
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
8
This Seneca Indian's military efforts led to the near complete abandonment of the Greenbrier and Monongahela valleys.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
9
By the time of his death in 1799, George Washington owned more land along these two rivers than anywhere else in the world.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.
10
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.
  1. A.
  2. B.
  3. C.
  4. D.

Most quizzes offer a different set of 10 questions each time you test your knowledge, pulled from hundreds of facts about West Virginia. To test your West Virginia knowledge, choose an answer for each question and click the "Submit" button at the bottom, then we'll score your results!

Optionally, if you're not interested in this Quiz, please feel free to choose a different one!

Choose a different Quiz