Question
During one of these events, a president threw money from his pockets to dispel a crowd. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these events mostly led by women, including the pistol-brandishing Mary Jackson. These events took place after the Greyback became nearly worthless.
ANSWER: Southern bread riots [accept mobs, protests, or other equivalents in place of “riots”; prompt on riots or protests by asking “what resource is it named for?”]
[10e] The largest bread riots occurred in this city, which also housed the Tredegar Iron Works. Jefferson Davis governed from this city, which was the capital of the Confederate States of America for four years.
ANSWER: Richmond, Virginia
[10m] Inflation riots occurred at Chimborazo Hospital, which was evacuated after Robert E. Lee’s retreat during this campaign named for a city outside Richmond. During this campaign, Ambrose Burnside led a charge at the Battle of the Crater.
ANSWER: Siege of Petersburg [or Richmond-Petersburg Campaign]
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Summary
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 18.33 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 23.33 | 100% | 100% | 33% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 21.67 | 100% | 83% | 33% |
| North | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 20% | 60% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 4 | 10.00 | 75% | 25% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | Y | 10 | 7.00 | 70% | 0% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 8 | 13.75 | 88% | 38% | 13% |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
Data
| Duke | Wake Forest | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Liberty A | Liberty C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Virginia Tech A | Liberty B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| UNC C | South Carolina | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| UNC B | UNC D | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| William & Mary | Virginia A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |