Question

In this colony, Louisa Lawson established the all-women-produced journal The Dawn. William Wentworth advocated for the rights of landholders who illegally claimed government land in this colony; the Robertson (10[1])Land Acts later broke up that “squattocracy.” In an attempt (10[1])to support rebels in Ireland, Philip Cunningham led an uprising of Irish settlers in this colony’s Castle Hill Rebellion. Lachlan Macquarie became this colony’s governor after the confiscation (-5[1])of John Macarthur’s alcohol distillation equipment by William (-5[1])Bligh (10[1])led to the Rum Rebellion. The First Fleet brought (10[1])hundreds of convicts from England (-5[1])to (-5[1])establish this colony around Botany Bay. For 10 points, what first Australian colony shares its name with a present-day state (10[1])based around Sydney? ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: New South Wales [or NSW; prompt on British Australia]
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2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y786%0%57%92.00
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%44%87.89
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Sam McNameeNotre DameNorthwestern A2810
Akshar GoyalUIUC AUChicago C3810
Liam StarnesUChicago BUIUC C66-5
Yash MandaviaUIUC BWashU B74-5
Owyn NoblePurdue CWashU C7510
Danila KabotyaIndiana APurdue A8410
Trenton BurgesIndiana BUChicago D89-5
Danielle WebbSIUE APurdue B90-5
Gabe DubowskiUIUC CUChicago B11010
Ethan MaUIUC DMiami11410
Reilly MelvillePurdue BSIUE A11410
Carter HerronUChicago DIndiana B11410
John John GrogerWashU BUIUC B11410