Round 11: Tossup 6
This event is the subject of a book by H. W. Brands on the “New American Dream.” 150 Wintu people were killed during this event in the Bridge Gulch massacre. Cornelius Vanderbilt’s Accessory Transit Company began operating in Nicaragua during this event. The Fugitive Slave Act was passed following this event in exchange for its location’s admission to the Union. This event was caused by a discovery by John Marshall on land owned by Swiss-American businessman John Sutter. Tens of thousands of “forty-niners” travelled to participate in this event. For 10 points, name this event in which prospectors flocked to a Western state in search of a precious metal. ■END■
ANSWER: California gold rush [or 1848 gold rush or 1849 gold rush; prompt on gold rush by asking “in what location or year?”]
<Editors, American History> | Packet L
= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Misterkiewicz | Cornell C | Cornell B | 62 | -5 |
| Owen Linder | Binghamton A | RIT A | 76 | -5 |
| Eric Zhu | Cornell D | Binghamton B | 83 | 10 |
| Gregory Stone | ESF | Binghamton C | 85 | 10 |
| Derek Li | Cornell A | RIT B | 85 | 10 |
| Ben Gardberg | Cornell B | Cornell C | 93 | 10 |
| Danny Cutbill | RIT A | Binghamton A | 97 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | TUH | Conv. % | Neg % | Average Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California | US | 7 | 100% | 57% | 85.57 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | 9 | 78% | 22% | 82.29 |
| Great Lakes | US | 12 | 92% | 67% | 88.27 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | 6 | 100% | 50% | 93.00 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | 12 | 100% | 67% | 88.33 |
| Midwest | US | 9 | 100% | 56% | 86.44 |
| Northeast | US | 12 | 83% | 83% | 89.60 |
| Pacific | US | 9 | 89% | 44% | 83.50 |
| Southeast | US | 12 | 100% | 33% | 78.08 |
| Upstate NY | US | 5 | 100% | 40% | 88.60 |