Question

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. Before moving to Philadelphia, the abolitionist Grimké sisters were born and raised in this state. A woman from this state named Floride (“flor-EED”) helped lead the shunning (10[1])of Peggy Eaton in the Petticoat Affair. (10[1])In the Nullification Crisis, this state rejected (10[2])the “Tariff (10[1])of Abominations” (10[1]-5[1])while led by John (10[1])C. Calhoun. For 10 points, name this state, the first to secede and the location of Fort Sumter outside of Charleston. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: South Carolina [or SC]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Maryland A (DII)6910
Wade Rogers (DII)Fordham ANYU A (UG)7610
Nolan Keating (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Bard A (UG)8310
Rohit Chintala (DII)Maryland B (DII)Rutgers B8310
Vedh Ramesh (DII)Penn A (DII)Rutgers A (UG)8510
Leonard Castine (DII)Penn B (DII)Columbia J (DII)87-5
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Rowan A (DII)8710
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)NYU B9110
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Penn B (DII)11310

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