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A German-born diplomat in this polity earned the title “Holder of the Heavens” for negotiating peace treaties alongside James Logan. This polity used “Condolence Canes” to record succession amongst its rulers. The legendary creation of this polity occurred after its leaders uprooted a pine tree and cast all their weapons into the hole. A “half-king” in this polity named Tanacharison conducted trade and diplomacy at Logstown before his arrest by Governor (10[1])Duquesne (“doo-KANE”). A speech given by a leader in this polity at the Treaty of Lancaster apocryphally inspired the plan to unify the colonies at the Albany Congress. (10[1])A “Great Peacemaker” (10[4])and Hiawatha were semi-mythical founders of, for 10 points, (10[1])what northeastern Native American confederacy? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Iroquois Confederacy [or Iroquois League; accept Haudenosaunee, Five Nations, or Six Nations; accept Mingo; prompt on Mohawk or Kanyen’kehà:ka, Seneca or Onödowáʼga, Onondaga or Onontaerrhonon or Onoñda’gegá’’ by asking “what larger polity were they part of?”] (The diplomat in the first line is Conrad Weiser.)
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Arhith DharanendraGeorgia Tech FAlabama A7010
Jeffry XuGeorgia Tech BAuburn C9710
Luke ZhangEmory AAuburn B10010
Will HughesAuburn ATennesse B10010
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech ATusculum A10010
Martin BrandenburgGeorgia ATennesse A10010
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech CClemson A10910
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia Tech DSouth Carolina A11510

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2024 ACF Winter at Clemson2024-11-16Y8100%0%0%98.88
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y7100%0%0%99.57
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%11%92.89
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y7100%0%29%90.00
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