Round 9: 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 with Sarah Richards and claimed to be reborn without gender. A “Society” (-5[2])named for this (10[1])noun, (10[1])which took its (10[1])name from John 15:14, (10[1])held Yearly Meetings that used “plain speech” and was founded by George Fox. A “Public Universal” preacher named for this (10[1])noun advocated for that Society’s value of pacifism. For 10 (10[1])points, name this noun that names a “Society” also known as the Quakers. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

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