Question

American intervention in this country was publicly acknowledged in the 1993 Apology Resolution. The US minister to this country, John L. Stevens, was found guilty in the Blount Report, (10[1])which condemned him for arranging US marines to land there to serve as intimidation during a coup d’etat. The Lorrin Thurston-led Committee of Safety plotted to overthrow this country’s leader, whose predecessor was forced to sign (-5[1])the Bayonet Constitution. (10[2]-5[1])An 1893 coup (10[1])brought (10[1])this country’s first and only president, Sanford (-5[1])Dole, (10[1])into power. (10[1])For 10 points, Liliʻuokalani was the last monarch (10[1])of what Pacific island kingdom, annexed by the US in 1898 (10[1])and now its 50th state? ■END■

ANSWER: Kingdom of Hawaii [or Ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%33%72.44
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%38%83.63
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%78.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%17%75.42
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%76.67
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%40%67.80
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%79.25
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%22%72.89

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Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CCornell F2810
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