Packet 11: Bonus 6
Before he was governor of Virginia, Henry A. Wise served as US diplomat to this country, where he was fired for refusing to salute its ruler on their birthday in protest of their participation in the slave trade. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this country where thousands of southerners migrated after the Civil War, congregating in a settlement called Americana, now the city of Santa Barbara d’Oeste (“doh-ESH-teh”).
ANSWER: Brazil [or Federative Republic of Brazil or República Federativa do Brasil]
[10e] In the 1864 Bahia Incident, the US violated Brazil’s neutrality by capturing one of these objects. The Battle of Hampton Roads was the first wartime use of these vehicles armored with a namesake metal.
ANSWER: warships [accept ironclads]
[10h] To attract settlers to Brazil, this man wrote an 1867 Emigrant’s Guide. A guide written by this man suggested a route to California that crossed the Great Salt Lake Desert, which was used by the Donner Party.
ANSWER: Lansford Warren Hastings [accept Hastings Cutoff]
<MS, American History> | NAFTA-Packet-11
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| You Don't Have the Cards | Strange Case of Dr. Joker and Mr. Pennywise | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |