Round 11: Tossup 19

In this region, consul Louis Ge (“loo-ee gay”) oversaw the return of a looted fog bell in 1913. French and Icelandic sources record that Siward of Gloucester founded a settlement of Anglo-Saxon refugees in this region called New (10[1])England. (10[2]-5[1])This region was home to speakers of Gothic languages living in the Principality of Theodoro. (10[3])A (10[1])state named for this region targeted neighboring “wild fields” for slave raids and was granted independence from the Ottoman Empire in the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji. The Black Death began spreading to Europe from this region’s Genoese (10[1])colony of Caffa. The Battle of Alma was part of an 11-month siege targeting a naval base in this region located at Sevastopol. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[2])name this Black Sea peninsula where Britain, France, and Russia fought a 19th-century war. ■END■ (10[1])

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