Round 12: Tossup 11

A person who was nicknamed for this noun founded a town called The Gore east of the Preemption Line on land purchased from the Pulteney Association. A “Committee on National Legislation” named for this noun provided grassroots support for Native groups through its belief in the “Peace Testimony.” Jemima Wilkinson was the birth name of a person nicknamed for this noun who had a bond (-5[1])with Sarah Richards and claimed to be (10[1])reborn without gender. (10[1]-5[2])A “Society” (10[1])named for this noun, which (10[1])took its (10[1])name (10[1])from John 15:14, held (10[1])Yearly Meetings (10[1])that used “plain speech” and was founded by George Fox. A “Public (10[1])Universal” preacher named for this noun advocated for that Society’s value of pacifism. For 10 points, name this noun that names a “Society” also known as the Quakers. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

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