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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 Gladwin. The 1848 Democratic presidential nomination of a senator (10[1])from this state (10[1])led an antislavery faction to field Martin Van Buren as the Free Soil party candidate. In 1822, John Jacob Astor moved the headquarters of the American Fur Company to an (-5[1])island in this state that (10[1])banned (10[3])cars. Before (10[1])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 (10[1])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
Simon Zimmerman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Michigan A5010
Prahalad Rao (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Michigan B5310
Jacob Goodson (DII)Ohio State C (DII)CWRU A (UG)84-5
Sam Wang (UG)Pitt B (UG)Michigan State B (UG)8910
Andrew Stappenbeck (DII)CWRU B (UG)Michigan C (UG)9010
Daniel Luebs (DII)Michigan State C (UG)Michigan D (DII)9010
Cade SmithMichigan State APitt A9010
Matthew Stall (DII)CWRU C (UG)Kenyon A (UG)9210
Owen Brown (DII)Kenyon B (DII)CWRU D (DII)11410
Jake Meltzer (DII)CWRU A (UG)Ohio State C (DII)12010

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