Packet G: Bonus 3
Description acceptable. A co-conspirator of this plot named James Wilkinson received a ciphered letter that betrayed it, which he then delivered to the president. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name or describe this plot in which a politician was assisted by planters in an attempt to establish a country in Spanish Texas. This plot’s leader was acquitted because he was found not to have committed an “act of war.”
ANSWER: Burr conspiracy [accept answers indicating Aaron Burr’s plot to overthrow the government or Burr’s plot to create an empire]
[10e] The conspiracy began while Burr served as vice president under this president before he was replaced by George Clinton in 1805. This president earlier served as the first Secretary of State.
ANSWER: Thomas Jefferson
[10h] To assist with his plans, Burr contacted Anthony Merry, who later served as British Minister to this country. The first log cabins in the US were constructed by settlers from this country.
ANSWER: Sweden [or Sverige]
<Rutgers A, American History> | Packet G - McMaster A, Notre Dame C, Rutgers A, NYU A
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 20.00 | 94% | 67% | 39% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California (North) | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| California (South) | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| Canada | Main Site | ✓ | 11 | 15.45 | 82% | 46% | 27% |
| Florida | Main Site | ✓ | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| Great Lakes | Main Site | ✓ | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | ✓ | 9 | 18.89 | 100% | 56% | 33% |
| Midwest | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 27.50 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| Northeast | Main Site | ✓ | 6 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| Overflow | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 25.00 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| South Central | Main Site | ✓ | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| Southeast | Main Site | ✓ | 8 | 20.00 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| UK | Main Site | ✓ | 12 | 14.17 | 75% | 50% | 17% |
| Upstate NY | Main Site | ✓ | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |