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Round 3: Tossup 7

A group named for one of these events celebrated a victory by inaugurating the Day of the Vow. Moshoeshoe I’s (“mo-SHWAY-shway the first’s”) stronghold at Thaba Bosiu united several clans affected by warfare and these events, which are referenced in the Sesotho name for the Mfecane (“um-feh-KAH-nay”). A “Great” one of these events lends its name to a group of anti-abolitionist Boers who founded the Natalia Republic. (10[1])Iron smelting has been used to trace one of these events that caused the proliferation of the Bantu people. (10[1]-5[1])The (10[1])transatlantic (-5[1])slave trade caused the largest “forced” instance of these events in history. (10[1])For 10 points, name these large-scale movements of people from one place to another. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: migrations [accept forced migrations or population transfers or displacements; accept Bantu expansion or Great Trek; prompt on answers specifying people moving until “movements” is read]
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Benjamin AllenCentral Oklahoma BMurray State College B6210
Harrison YostNebraska AKansas State A81-5
Sage SnowCentral Oklahoma ARose State8110
Mason EvansTulsa AOklahoma8210
Anthony Cruz MartinezNebraska CMurray State College A83-5
Robert SzotNebraska BKansas State B9510
Veronica RitterKansas State ANebraska A10910
William DayMurray State College ANebraska C11010

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%40%96.60
UK (South)UK8100%25%91.38
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%25%92.50
Eastern Canada (1)US4100%0%85.00
Eastern Canada (2)US9100%11%91.44
FloridaUS4100%25%77.25
Great LakesUS10100%10%85.50
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%11%91.33
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS9100%44%92.78
MidwestUS10100%20%87.00
NorthUS4100%25%88.00
NortheastUS11100%9%84.73
South CentralUS6100%33%89.83
SoutheastUS12100%17%84.25
Upstate NYUS5100%0%89.20