Question

In this US state, white residents destroyed Black-owned saloons in the Hard Scrabble and Snow Town riots. This state was primarily where John and James DeWolf operated their slave trade operations. This state’s 1st Regiment was nicknamed the “Black Regiment” for being the first to enlist enslaved people. In this state, a short-lived governor succeeded by Samuel Ward King revoked his support for voting rights (-5[1])for Black residents, which was central to Dorr’s Rebellion. (10[2]-5[1])This state’s Slater Mill, named for Samuel (-5[1])Slater, relied on slave labor to fund the Pawtucket economy. This state’s major triangular trade ports included a city home to the Free African Union Society, Newport. (10[1])For (10[1])10 points, name this state home to the slave-trading Brown family, who name a university in Providence. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Rhode Island [or RI]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
William ParocaiDartmouth ABrandeis A64-5
Mitchell PeranBrandeis BMIT A73-5
Michael KearneyHarvard ABU7310
Max NealHarvard BBrown A7310
Khugan ChanUMass BostonTufts A80-5
Ethan SiskelTufts AUMass Boston10710
Yrwin BatanMIT ABrandeis B10810
Nathaniel MartinBrandeis ADartmouth A12510

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