Question

This person indicted Dorcas Allen for killing two of her daughters on the day she was sold back into slavery in a case rekindled by the diaries of John Quincy Adams. William Wirt and this person solicited the Supreme Court to free those on the slave ship Antelope. In the leadup to the Snow Riot, this person charged Reuben Crandall (10[1])with sedition for inciting Black people to revolt. In a trial over the caning of William Stanberry, this person defended (-5[1])Sam Houston. (10[3])This person’s son was murdered (10[1])over (10[1])his affair (10[1])with the wife of future Civil (10[1])War general Daniel Sickles. To secure a prisoner’s release, this person dined (-5[1])aboard the HMS (10[1])Tonnant during the War of 1812, (10[2])where he witnessed the Battle (10[1])of Baltimore. (10[1])For 10 points, name this lawyer (10[4])who was inspired by a flag (10[1])flying over Fort McHenry to write the lyrics to (10[1])“The Star-Spangled Banner.” ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Francis Scott Key
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2024 ACF Nationals2024-04-21Y20100%0%10%109.40

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cooper RohColumbia AClaremont Colleges5910
Karthik PrasadCornell BTexas79-5
Nathaniel HullBerkeley ANorth Carolina B8110
Matt JacksonChicago ASouth Carolina8110
Jonathan ShaufNorth Carolina AVirginia8110
Justin HawkinsIndianaFlorida8610
Lexi TermanRutgersHarvard8710
Jason HongBrownMcGill8910
Raymond WangCornell AToronto B9510
James StevensonMichiganColumbia B107-5
Andrew ZengStanfordNorthwestern11010
Andrew KelleyKentuckyToronto A11610
Joel MilesMinnesota AChicago C11610
Arthur Delot-VilainYale AWUSTL B12110
Ben SterlingYale BVanderbilt12310
Gabrielle ClarkOttawaIllinois12910
Connor MayersMarylandPenn12910
Morgan BozemanMinnesota BDuke12910
Quynh PhungPurdueTruman State12910
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYUJohns Hopkins13510
Mitchell ShaddenTexasCornell B14410
Jack RadoColumbia BMichigan14810