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 Land Acts later broke up that “squattocracy.” In an attempt (-5[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 (10[1])of John Macarthur’s alcohol distillation equipment (-5[1])by William Bligh led to the (10[1])Rum Rebellion. The First Fleet brought hundreds of convicts from England to establish this colony around (-5[1])Botany Bay. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, what first Australian (10[1])colony shares its name with a present-day state based around Sydney? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: New South Wales [or NSW; prompt on British Australia]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Sam Macchi (D2)Vassar ATexas A38-5
Mitchell Hackett (D2)Central OklahomaMississippi State6610
Brynn JonesOregon StateMcGill E72-5
Roan DowlingIowaMissouri7810
Keerthana Krishnan (D2)Texas CColorado College94-5
Collin NadarajahWUSTL ANYU B9610
Thomas Doyle (UG)Vassar BTexas D96-5
Bryce Cruise (D2)Texas AVassar A10210
Devito Stevanus (UG)McGill EOregon State11410
Alejandro Prieto Mendoza (D2)Texas DVassar B1140

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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
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y978%0%67%96.57
2024 ACF Winter at Online2024-11-16Y771%0%57%91.20
2024 ACF Winter at Central Florida2024-11-16Y4100%0%50%86.75
2024 ACF Winter at Oxford2024-11-16Y8100%0%0%77.13