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” (-5[1])for being the first to enlist (-5[1])enslaved people. In this state, a short-lived governor succeeded by Samuel Ward King revoked his (-5[1])support for voting rights (10[1])for Black residents, which was central to Dorr’s Rebellion. This state’s Slater Mill, (10[1])named for Samuel Slater, relied on slave labor to fund the Pawtucket economy. (10[1])This state’s major triangular trade ports included a city home to the Free African Union Society, Newport. (10[1])For 10 points, name this state home (-5[1])to the slave-trading Brown family, who name a university (10[1])in Providence. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Rhode Island [or RI]
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California2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%91.67
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%99.83
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%33%89.50
Northeast2025-02-01Y5100%0%60%97.20
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%82.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%95.00
Southeast2025-02-01Y1100%0%0%58.00
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y8100%0%50%104.88

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vedh RameshPenn BMaryland A39-5
Taaj RaiGeorge Washington BNYU A45-5
Vikshar AthreyaRutgers ANYU B60-5
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegeMaryland B6410
Frederick Rivas-GiorgiYale AHaverford A7710
Elijah ScheinsonColumbia CVassar A9010
Hannah NieuwveldPenn AHaverford B10710
Nathan ZhangCornell BGeorge Washington A114-5
Patrick TorreMaryland APenn B12310
Saketh DontarajuNYU AGeorge Washington B12610
Zaid AsifNYU BRutgers A12610
Brody DavidowGeorge Washington ACornell B12610