| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This document replaced the temporary Pierce Patent and called for a “civil body politic” after its signers ran out of beer. Nathaniel Morton provided a list of the 41 men who signed this document, including Miles Standish and William Bradford, and it was dedicated to “our dread Sovereign Lord King James” upon landing in the New World. For the point, name this 1620 document named for a ship that landed in Plymouth Colony. | Mayflower Compact |
| In an epic poem by this author, the title character eventually finds her lover, Gabriel, on his deathbed after they are separated in the Expulsion of the Acadians. Another poem by this author describes "How the farmers gave them ball for ball / From behind each fence and farmyard wall." For the point, name this poet of Evangeline, who coined the phrase "One if by land, and two if by sea" in "Paul Revere's Ride." | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
| In this case, Henry Billings Brown disagreed that "a badge of inferiority" was propagated. The Comité des Citoyens [[koh-mee-TAY des see-toy-YON]] planned the civil demonstration that led to this case, which concerned the practice of segregation in New Orleans public transportation. For the point, name this Supreme Court case that established the "separate but equal" doctrine, which was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education. | Plessy v. Ferguson (or Homer A. Plessy v. John H. Ferguson) |
| Operation Frequent Wind was a mission to evacuate diplomats and “at-risk” civilians from this city, and a photo of that event in this city by Hubert van Es depicts civilians climbing the Pittman Building in an attempt to board a CIA aircraft. The capture of this city precipitated the Boat People civilian refugee crisis, and an embassy in this city was targeted during the Tet Offensive. For the point, name this city, the capital of South Vietnam. | Saigon (accept Ho Chi Minh City) |
| This composer conducted a Christmas Day, 1989 concert to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall. This man, who collaborated with Lillian Hellman on an operetta adaptation of Candide, wrote the music for an adaptation of the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet. The duet "Tonight," between Tony and Maria, was composed by, for the point, what director of the New York Philharmonic who collaborated with Stephen Sondheim on West Side Story? | Leonard Bernstein |
| Stacey Koon was sentenced to 30 months in prison after leading an attack on this person, whose namesake riots destroyed $400 million worth of property in Koreatown. Dan Quayle came under fire for saying that those riots named for this man were due to a “Poverty of Values." For the point, name this figure who said, “Can we all get along?” after being beaten by the LAPD in 1992, prompting a namesake race riot. | Rodney King (accept Rodney King Riots) |
| Some people captured during this event were celebrated at a “welcome back” party during the Orange Bowl. The failure of this event, which took place at Playa Girón, prompted the resignation of Allen Dulles. For the point, name this CIA-sponsored invasion of Cuba. | Bay of Pigs Invasion (or Invasión de bahía de Cochinos; or invasión de playa Girón; or batalla de Girón) |
| As Governor of Massachusetts, Increase Sumner succeeded this man, who, along with James Otis, published a circular in response to the Townshend Acts. This man graduated from Harvard University in his home state, much like a cousin who would become the second U.S. president. For the point, name this leading member of the Sons of Liberty. | Samuel Adams (prompt on "Adams") |
| Marines under Joseph Pendleton captured this country’s cities of Puerto Plata and Monte Cristi. American forces deposed Juan Isidro Jimenes in this country, giving them control of all of Hispaniola. For the point, name this country where Desiderio Arias was ousted from Santo Domingo, a popular tourist destination for Americans in the Caribbean. | Dominican Republic (or República Dominicana; or La Dominicana; or the Dominican) |
| This group is a sub-branch of a Protestant order that fought in the Münster rebellion. This group of people broke off from their closest-related group to follow the teaching of Jakob Ammann, and members of this sect experiment with “English” life before returning in a process called “rumspringa.” For the point, name this subset of Anabaptists who split with the Mennonites in the 1800s. | Amish (accept Anabaptist or Mennonite until "Ammann" is mentioned) |
| This scandal was investigated by the Tower Commission, which found a violation of the Boland Amendment. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger resigned in the wake of this scandal, which disgraced Oliver North. For the point, identify this Reagan-era scandal that used weapon sales to one country to fund right-wing Nicaraguan rebels. | Iran-Contra Scandal (prompt on partial answers; accept McFarlane Affair) |
| A museum bearing the name of this man displays a deposit check he wrote to the White Star Line for passage aboard the RMS Titanic. During World War Two, this man's company developed a non-melting version of its main product which were known as D-ration bars. For the point, name this chocolatier who founded a namesake company in Pennsylvania. | Milton Hershey (accept Hershey’s Chocolate or equivalents) |
| This person was asked if she cried when things go wrong on the job, to which she responded, "One thing I...share with everyone...in [her role] is composure." This woman was the only person to serve on both committees that investigated the Challenger and Columbia disasters. This woman was the mission specialist for the second mission for the Challenger, the STS-7. For the point, name this first American woman in space. | Sally Ride (or Sally Kristen Ride) |
| Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee put down this conflict as the head of the Watermelon Army. During this conflict, General John Neville’s home was attacked by a mob of farmers and distillers. George Washington personally oversaw the end of, for the point, what west Pennsylvania uprising carried out in protest of a liquor tax? | Whiskey Rebellion (or Whiskey Insurrection) |
| The Red Shirts incited violence during this period, which included the election of Hiram Revels, the first African American senator. This period included conflict between Radical Republicans and Andrew Johnson, and amendments passed during this period abolished slavery and provided for "equal protection." For the point, name this post-Civil War period that sought to reassemble the Union. | Reconstruction Era |
| Despite lacking the authority to do so, Frederick Funston declared martial law during this event, which shifted the course of the Salinas River in Monterey County. Resulting in extensive damage to Union Square, this event was given an "Extreme" rating of Mercalli Intensity. Caused by the San Andreas Fault, this is, for the point, what 1906 seismic event in a California city? | 1906 San Francisco Earthquake (prompt on partial answers) |
| The Communist Party’s Unemployed Council organized a 1932 Hunger March against this company, which ended when police fired a machine gun into the crowd. At the Battle of the Overpass in Dearborn, security guards for this company attacked representatives of the United Auto Workers. For the point, name this company that produced vehicles such as the Model-T. | Ford Motor Company |
| A low-level conflict known as the Pork and Beans War centered on this state, which was also a primary concern in the Webster-Ashburton Treaty concluding the Aroostook War between this state and New Brunswick. For the point, name this state, a one-time district of Massachusetts where a lobster fishing industry popped up in Eastport. | Maine |
| This woman was connected with her lifelong teacher and companion by the Perkins Institute and her friend Alexander Graham Bell. The William Gibson play The Miracle Worker depicts this woman learning sign language from her teacher, Anne Sullivan. For the point, name this American woman, an activist who, at the age of 19 months, became blind and deaf. | Helen Keller (or Helen Adams Keller) |
| This initiative was identified in The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander as the primary impetus of racial inequality in incarceration in the U.S. This initiative is named for a 1971 Richard Nixon speech in which he denounced what he called “public enemy number one.” Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No” campaign was part of, for the point, what governmental initiative to combat the sale and use of illicit substances like cocaine and marijuana? | War on Drugs |
| This state's settlement of New Bern was the site of a Governor's Palace named for William Tryon. The Albemarle Settlements were among the first settlements established in this colony, where the settlement of Capefair was renamed Greensboro. For the point, name this colony and modern U.S. state that contains Raleigh. | North Carolina (accept NC; prompt on "Carolina") |
| This broad initiative was supported by the Three Musketeers and opposed by the Four Horsemen of the Supreme Court. This initiative’s “alphabet soup” included the establishment of programs such as the Social Security Administration, Works Progress Agency, and National Recovery Administration. For the point, name this initiative pushed by Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat the Great Depression. | New Deal (prompt on “Court Packing” before mentioned) |
| Grover Cleveland served as mayor of this city before becoming president. The Temple of Music was constructed during the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in this city, in which William McKinley was assassinated. An important grain hub due to its proximity to the Niagara River and Lake Erie, this is, for the point, what port city in western New York? | Buffalo |
| In an alternative history novel, Andries Rhoodie and his white supremacist AWB supply advanced technology like AK-47s to help one side achieve this action in a Harry Turtledove novel. This action was advocated for in a Henry Timrod poem about 1860s South Carolina. For the point, name this action in which several states left the U.S to form the Confederacy. | Seceding from the Union (accept clear equivalents like Secession from the United States; prompt on "Starting the Civil War") |
| This state’s so-called Fish Wars were a series of nonviolent protests over indigenous fishing rights. A NAGPRA dispute in this state regarded the rightful ownership of an ancient skeleton found near Kennewick, and Fort Simcoe was established in this state to fight local people near what is now the city of Yakima. With its largest city named for a Suquamish chief, for the point, what is this state containing Seattle? | Washington |
| A colonial city in this state was formerly known as the Middle Plantation, and that city forms part of this state's Historic Triangle. British colonists in this state clashed with the Powhatan Confederacy, and this state was once governed by the House of Burgesses. For the point, name this state that was home to settlements at Williamsburg and Jamestown. | Virginia |
| In the Castro-Huerta case, the Supreme Court gave this state jurisdiction over crimes committed by non-native people against native people on reservations. In the McGirt decision, the eastern half of this state was ruled to be within the reservations of the Five Civilized Tribes. The Trail of Tears primarily led to the Indian Territory, which later became part of, for the point, what state where Creek Tribal lands encompass most of Tulsa? | Oklahoma |
| The Catonsville Nine protested this process by burning documents, and George W. Bush was criticized for supposedly avoiding this process with his Coast Guard service. Jimmy Carter issued hundreds of thousands of presidential pardons for people who tried to avoid this process, which ended in January of 1973. For the point, name this event in which American citizens were called to serve in a war in Southeast Asia. | Vietnam War Draft (prompt on "Vietnam" or "Vietnam War") |
| Following the development of Spindletop, this city and Beaumont became deep water ports. Land donated by Rice University in this city became NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center. This city became its state’s major port after a hurricane devastated Galveston. Named for the victor at the Battle of San Jacinto, this is, for the point, what largest city in Texas? | Houston |
| Edward Everett gave a two-hour oration immediately before this speech, which was reconstructed with the Hay Copy, Bliss Copy, and Bancroft Copy. This speech claims, “The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract,” and was delivered at a Civil War battleground memorial. For the point, name this Abraham Lincoln address that opens with the line “four score and seven years ago.” | Gettysburg Address |
| The Pueblo Revolt took place in a province named for this city, whose namesake plaza includes sites such as the Loretto Chapel. This city fell in an 1860 revolt that was led by a medicine man named Popé, and Stephen Kearny ended a 2,000-mile march with the bloodless capture of this city, which Juan de Oñate founded for the Spanish in 1610. For the point, identify this oldest state capital in the U.S, the capital city of New Mexico. | Santa Fe |