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Question

This politician known for his corruption resigned his seat in the Senate in 1877 after securing the election of his son, the outgoing Secretary of War, to replace him. For 10 points each:

[10h] Name this first Secretary of War under Lincoln. This politician was encouraged by his eventual successor Edwin Stanton to release a radical report calling for enslaved men to join the Union army.

ANSWER: Simon Cameron

[10e] Lincoln demoted Simon Cameron from the Cabinet to minister to this country. William Seward purchased Alaska from this country.

ANSWER: Russia [or Russian Empire]

[10m] Cameron’s political machine and corruption led to his feud with a fellow politician from this state, Thaddeus Stevens. Edward Everett gave an hours-long speech in this state that preceded a much shorter one.

ANSWER: Pennsylvania [or PA] (The speech is the Gettysburg Address.)

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California	Main	Y	4	20.00	100%	75%	25%
Canada	Main	Y	6	18.33	100%	83%	0%
Florida	Main	Y	12	15.83	100%	58%	0%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	3	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Overflow	Main	Y	1	30.00	100%	100%	100%
Pacific Northwest	Main	Y	10	17.00	100%	70%	0%
South Central	Main	Y	5	18.00	100%	80%	0%
UK	Main	Y	4	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	8	16.25	100%	63%	0%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	8	17.50	100%	75%	0%
2025 ACF Nationals	2025-08-09	Y	9	14.44	100%	44%	0%

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UCI	Claremont Scripps	10	10	20
USC	UCLA B	10	10	20
UCLA C	UCSB	10	10	20
UCLA A	UCSD Two Running Violet V Forms	10	0	10
UCLA D	UCSD Vices and Virtues	10	10	20
UCSD What Hath God Wrought	Claremont Pitzer	10	10	20