Question
This document advocates against “divine magic” and recommends union as the only possible successful source of action for a place that is “isolated in the center of the world.” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this 1815 document addressed to the merchant Henry Cullen. It argues for the necessity of unifying in order to achieve independence.
ANSWER: Letter from Jamaica [or Jamaica Letter; accept, but DO NOT REVEAL, answers that indicate a letter that Simón Bolívar wrote while in exile in Jamaica]
[10e] The Letter from Jamaica was authored by this Libertador who led much of South America in revolt against the Spanish Empire.
ANSWER: Simón Bolívar [or Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar Palacios Ponte y Blanco]
[10h] Bolívar authored the Jamaica Letter after resigning a military post in the wake of a civil war in this short-lived country. This country is often called the “Foolish Fatherland” in its successor state’s history.
ANSWER: New Granada [or First Republic of New Granada]
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Summary
| 2023 ARCADIA at Duke | Emory, Duke, Yale | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Emory | Emory, Duke, Yale | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA Online | Maryland, Online | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| North Carolina B | South Carolina A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |