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In this state, Charles Grandison Finney led the first university to graduate Black (10[1])women. The Kirtland Temple is in this state, where in 1830, Lyman Beecher became president of its Lane Seminary and oversaw 1834 abolitionist (10[1])debates. A former Shaker settlement in this state names its suburb of Shaker Heights. (-5[1])A young (10[1])John (10[1])Brown moved to the Connecticut Western Reserve in this state, the easternmost (10[1])in which public schools were created under the Northwest Ordinance. After Virginia, this state (10[1])has produced the most U.S. Presidents. For 10 points, the Toledo (10[1])War was fought between Michigan and what state, where a Roman hero is the namesake of Cincinnati? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Ohio [or OH] (Charles Grandison Finney led Oberlin College.)
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Anne FjeldAlberta ATexas1210
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TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%50%78.00
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%71%94.14
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%25%84.25
FloridaUS4100%0%79.50
Great LakesUS10100%30%60.70
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%22%71.00
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS11100%27%71.27
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS1100%0%62.00
MidwestUS9100%22%71.56
NorthUS4100%25%59.25
NortheastUS2100%0%51.50
PacificUS8100%13%61.00
SoutheastUS1292%25%68.27
Upstate NYUS5100%0%58.20