Round 2: Tossup 4

A woman from this family named Ann Smith published the Newport Mercury, making her the first American female newspaper editor. Under the oversight of a man from this family, Joshua Huddy was hanged, prompting the Asgill Affair. A politician from this family bequeathed his papers to his grandson William Temple, who was the Secretary to the American delegation at the Treaty of Paris. A Loyalist from this family served as the last colonial governor of New Jersey (10[1])and was raised by Deborah Read. (-5[1])A politician from this family simultaneously served as US Minister to Sweden and France and served (10[1])as the first Postmaster General. (10[2])For 10 points, the Plan of Union was proposed at the (10[1])Albany Congress by a member of what family, a Founding Father who wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Franklin [accept Benjamin Franklin; accept William Franklin; accept William Temple Franklin; accept Ann Smith Franklin]
<NS, American History> | Packet C - Virginia Tech A, Waterloo A, UCSD A, UBC A
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Buzzes


Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California (North)Main Site3100%0%58.33
CanadaMain Site10100%0%105.20
FloridaMain Site3100%0%85.33
Great LakesMain Site5100%0%79.00
MidwestMain Site8100%13%90.75
NortheastMain Site6100%17%104.17
OverflowMain Site4100%25%98.75
South CentralMain Site2100%0%75.50
SoutheastMain Site7100%0%92.71
UKMain Site1292%0%111.91
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain Site8100%25%104.75
Upstate NYMain Site4100%0%86.50