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The Tiffin Report claimed that this state’s soil was unfit for farming and led Congress to prohibit awarding veterans with its land. This state’s first territorial governor was court-martialed by James Madison for surrendering a fort that was earlier defended by Henry (10[1])Gladwin. The 1848 Democratic presidential nomination of a senator from this state led an antislavery faction to field Martin Van Buren as the Free Soil party candidate. (-5[1]) In 1822, John Jacob Astor moved the headquarters of the American Fur Company to an island in this state that banned (10[2])cars. (10[1])Before (10[2])becoming Secretary of State, Lewis Cass served as a senator from this state. With its southern neighbor, this state fought the Toledo (10[1])War. For 10 points, name this state whose former territorial capital was at Fort Detroit. ■END■

ANSWER: Michigan [accept Michigan Territory; accept MI] (Mackinac Island bans cars to this day.)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cooper RohColumbia APenn State A4110
Olin BoseColumbia BJohns Hopkins A68-5
Vedh RameshPenn BPenn A9010
Arjun BothraHaverford APrinceton A9010
Rahul Rao-PothurajuRowan ABard A9110
Simon EmmanuelRutgers AJohns Hopkins B9210
Emma Victoria ByronRutgers CPenn State B9210
Aditya ShivaswamyJohns Hopkins AColumbia B11410

Summary

2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y7100%0%14%87.14
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%11%79.56
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y9100%0%11%87.56
2024 ACF Winter at Online2024-11-16Y7100%0%43%93.00
2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida2024-11-16Y4100%0%25%98.00
2024 ACF Winter at Oxford2024-11-16Y8100%0%25%114.88