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In this state, a family heirloom called Ashley’s Sack became the basis for the National Book Award winner All That She Carried. C. Vann Woodward won a Pulitzer in History for an adaptation of a diary of a woman from this state, Mary Chesnut. (10[1])Before (10[1])moving to Philadelphia, the abolitionist (10[1])Grimké sisters were born and raised (10[1])in this state. A woman (10[1])from this state named Floride (“flor-EED”) helped lead the shunning of Peggy Eaton in the Petticoat Affair. In the Nullification Crisis, (10[3])this state (10[1])rejected the (10[2])“Tariff (10[1])of Abominations” while led by John C. Calhoun. For 10 points, name this state, the first to secede and the location of Fort Sumter outside of Charleston. ■END■

ANSWER: South Carolina [or SC]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY1100%0%0%81.00
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY9100%0%22%74.44
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY7100%0%0%71.71
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%0%68.83
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY10100%0%0%74.10
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%85.88
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%22%86.33

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Robert FreemanSouth Carolina BEmory A4310
Shawn RichardsonClemson BAlabama A4410
Jack OgletreeAuburn BFurman4910
Varun VenkatagiriGeorgia AGeorgia Tech C5510
Abby HelmuellerClemson ABelmont6010
Will HughesAuburn AGeorgia Tech A8010
Anna HinkleGeorgia Tech BEmory Oxford8010
Sean JacksonSouth Carolina AGeorgia Tech D8010
Blake EnwillerVanderbilt AMississippi State A8210
Allen XuGeorgia Tech ETennessee A8410
Coy MierAuburn CSouthern8410
James ZhaoVanderbilt BTennessee B8510