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In this state, Democrats led by William Bright proposed a bill that they assumed John Campbell would veto, making him look bad, in response to a proclamation of Black rights by Joseph M. Carey. Justice of the peace Esther Hobart Morris left this state’s ghost town of South Pass City. A transfer of land in this state orchestrated by Edmund Denby helped propel the election of its governor William Ross; after dying, Ross was succeeded by his wife Nellie, (-5[1])the nation’s first (10[1])female governor. (10[2])“Cattle Kate” Watson helped start this state’s Johnson County War. Senator Cynthia Lumiss is from this (10[1])state, whose first territorial legislature granted women the right to vote (10[1])in 1869, (10[2])which is why it’s called the “Equality State.” (10[1])For 10 points, name this least-populous US (10[1])state whose capital is Cheyenne. ■END■

ANSWER: Wyoming [or WY] (William Ross was elected in the aftermath of the Teapot Dome scandal.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Joseph Chambers (DII)Virginia A (UG)Liberty B (DII)78-5
Andrew Amygdalos (UG)GWU A (UG)UNC D (DII)8110
Michael Brown (DII)GWU B (Grad)William & Mary A (UG)8310
Caleb Kendrick (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)Liberty C (DII)8310
Luke Schaarschuch (UG)Virginia C (UG)JMU A (UG)9910
Aleks Kozlowski (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)Maryland B (UG)11010
Patrick Torre (DII)Maryland C (DII)Liberty A (Grad)11210
Jonathan Shauf (UG)UNC B (UG)JMU B (UG)11210
Caleb Hines (DII)Liberty B (DII)Virginia A (UG)12010
Brian Lai (DII)Virginia B (UG)Duke A (UG)12710