Question

A German-born diplomat in this polity earned the title “Holder of the Heavens” for negotiating peace treaties alongside James Logan. (-5[1])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. (10[2])A “half-king” in this polity named Tanacharison conducted trade and diplomacy at Logstown before his arrest by Governor Duquesne (“doo-KANE”). A speech given by a leader in this polity at the Treaty (10[1])of Lancaster apocryphally inspired the plan to unify the colonies at the Albany Congress. A “Great Peacemaker” and Hiawatha (10[1])were semi-mythical founders of, for 10 points, what (-5[1])northeastern (10[1])Native American confederacy? ■END■ (10[2])

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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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Prahalad Rao (DII)Ohio State B (DII)CWRU C (UG)19-5
Arthur Stadlin (DII)Ohio State A (UG)Kenyon A (UG)5210
Jacob Evans (DII)Michigan State C (UG)Kenyon B (DII)5210
ZacPitt AMichigan B8310
Sam Wang (UG)Pitt B (UG)Michigan A10210
Joe Paterson (UG)Michigan State B (UG)Michigan D (DII)110-5
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State C (DII)CWRU D (DII)11110
Daniel Huang (DII)Michigan D (DII)Michigan State B (UG)11510
Oliver Thompson (DII)CWRU C (UG)Ohio State B (DII)11510

Summary

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
2024 ACF Winter at UBC2024-11-16Y3100%0%0%82.33