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Question

An influx of workers in this industry in the Otago (“uh-TAH-go”) region caused New Zealand to replicate Australian policies such as an anti-Chinese head tax. For 10 points each:

[10e] Namesake “rushes” in what industry caused population booms in Victoria and the Yukon’s Klondike region?

ANSWER: gold mining [or gold prospecting; prompt on mining or prospecting]

[10h] Canadian and New Zealand gold rushes also adopted Australian license fees, which had caused this rebellion from the Victorian gold rush. This rebellion ended after the British squashed a namesake “Stockade” in Ballarat.

ANSWER: Eureka Rebellion [accept Eureka Stockade]

[10m] In the Klondike Gold Rush, order was largely maintained by this organization. Prospectors on the Chilcoot and White Passes were required to carry a year’s supply of food by members of this red-uniformed organization.

ANSWER: Royal Canadian Mounted Police [accept Mounties or RCMP or North-West Mounted Police or NWMP]

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Summary


Northern California	Main	Y	4	12.50	100%	25%	0%
Southern California	Main	Y	7	18.57	86%	71%	29%
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	4	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Eastern Canada (2)	Main	Y	8	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Florida	Main	Y	3	23.33	100%	100%	33%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	11	17.27	100%	46%	27%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	15.56	89%	56%	11%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	1	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	20.00	100%	78%	22%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	2	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Midwest	Main	Y	9	22.22	100%	78%	44%
North	Main	Y	4	20.00	100%	50%	50%
Northeast	Main	Y	1	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Pacific	Main	Y	8	21.25	100%	88%	25%
South Central	Main	Y	6	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Southeast	Main	Y	11	20.00	91%	82%	27%
UK (North)	UK	Y	5	12.00	80%	40%	0%
UK (South)	UK	Y	8	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	5	14.00	100%	40%	0%

Data


Cornell B	Cornell A	10	10	20
Cornell D	ESF	10	0	10
RIT A	Binghamton C	10	0	10
RIT B	Rochester	10	0	10
Cornell C	Binghamton A	10	10	20