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USHB Nationals Bee 2015-16 Bee Round 1 Bee Round 1 Regulation Questions (1) While dying of pneumonia, this man remarked, \Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." This man's forces were stopped from meeting the Battle of Glendale when they became stuck in an artillery duel at White Oak Bridge. Barnard Elliott Bee's cry, ending \Rally behind the Virginians" inspired this man's nickname. For the point, name this Confederate general, killed by friendly fire at Chancellorsville, who earned the nickname \Stonewall" at Bull Run. ANSWER: Thomas Jonathan \Stonewall" Jackson (2) This case was upheld in Adkins v. Children's Hospital, which ruled District of Columbia's minimum wage laws for women to be unconstitutional. Oliver Wendell Holmes dissented in this case by stating \the Fourteenth Amendment does not enact Mr. Herbert Spencer's Social Statics," but this law upheld the importance of \liberty of contract". For the point, name this 1905 Supreme Court case that overturned a state law limiting the working hours of bakers, beginning a legal \Era" in which the Court overturned numerous Progressive Era laws. ANSWER: Lochner v. New York (3) This company spent millions on repairs for a location known as Thunder Horse PDQ. Fifteen of this company's workers were killed in a March 2005 explosion in Texas City. This company used a record amount of Corexit for dispersal after an event on Macondo Prospect that led to the largest corporate settlement in U.S. history. For the point, what oil and gas company faced legal charges after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill? ANSWER: British Petroleum (or BP) (4) The perpetrator of this event was not disarmed until he reached the police station, having specifically purchased a gun that would look good in a museum. The victim of this event was treated by Willard Bliss, whose unsterilized probing likely spread infection, and by Alexander Graham Bell, who used a metal detector in an attempt to find the bullet. For the point, name this event performed by Charles Guiteau that, after two months, resulted in the death of the 20th President. ANSWER: assassination of James Garfield (accept descriptions of the shooting, murder, death, etc. of Garfield) (5) The military of this European country won the Second Battle of Snowshoes against the notorious Rogers' Rangers. While trying to capture a fort run by this country, Edward Braddock was killed. This country set up a colony called Acadia and lost the Battle of the Plains of Abraham to the British during the American phase of the Seven Years War. For the point, what European country sponsored such explorers like Jacques Marquette? ANSWER: France Page 1 USHB Nationals Bee 2015-16 Bee Round 1 (6) This politician denounced the proposed Briggs Initiative with the \Hope speech." The \White Night" riots broke out after this man's killer received a light sentence using the \Twinkie defense." This so-called \Mayor of Castro Street" was, with George Moscone, assassinated by disgruntled ex-San Francisco supervisor Dan White in 1978. For the point, what activist was the first openly gay person to be elected to California public office? ANSWER: Harvey Bernard Milk (7) In this work, Quelala controls a group of characters that may allegorically represent Native Americans. A group of three characters in this book may symbolize agricultural workers, industrial workers, and presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. Though the protagonist is still told to stay on a road representing the gold standard, the movie adaptation of this book may have missed out on the bimetallism allegory by changing her silver slippers to ruby. For the point, name this book in which the innocent Kansas Populist, Dorothy, visits the Emerald City. ANSWER: The (Wonderful) Wizard of Oz (8) In American Political Tradition, Richard Hofstadter wrote an essay about this man as \the Marx of the Master Class," based upon this man's discusion of class struggles in Disquisition on Government. As Monroe's Secretary of War, this man bypassed Congress to form the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He questioned the right of the president to impose the Tariff of Abominations on the states in his South Carolina Exposition and Protest. For the point, name this pro-slavery South Carolina senator who clashed with Andrew Jackson in the Nullification Crisis. ANSWER: John Caldwell Calhoun (9) Flyers found in connection to this event said \Free the political prisoners, or it will be sure death for all of you." Edwin P. Fischer told investigators he was warned of this event \through the air from God," which resulted in him being committed. The Galleanists are though to have carried out this event, whose effect can still be seen on the former J.P. Morgan headquarters. A horse-drawn wagon laden with dynamite was used in, for the point, what 1920 attack that caused a suspension of trading on the stock exchange floor? ANSWER: Wall Street bombing (accept equivalents for bombing) (10) This author of Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid quoted the Beatitudes, saying \Blessed are the peacemakers" at the closing of a summit he hosted. This man's public health work includes a campaign to eradicate guinea worm disease, and he earned a Nobel Peace Prize for, among other acts, his economic development work with Habitat for Humanity. The Camp David Accords were hosted by, for the point, what 39th U.S. President and former governor of Georgia? ANSWER: James Earl \Jimmy" Carter Page 2 USHB Nationals Bee 2015-16 Bee Round 1 (11) In a 1689 riot in this city, the captain of the HMS Rose was arrested and Edmund Andros was briefly imprisoned on Castle Island. The phrase \no taxation without representation" was coined in this city's Old West Church. The Trade Act of 1774 banned the use of this city's port, in response to vandalism on board the Dartmouth, Eleanor, and Beaver. For the point, name this colonial city where Samuel Adams led a 1773 tea party. ANSWER: Boston (12) A standard for one clause of this amendment was introduced in Blockburger v. New York. United States v. Moreland asked whether or not hard labor was an \infamous punishment," thereby falling under this amendment's requirement for a grand jury indictment. Like the 14th amendment, this amendment includes a clause requiring due process. Self-incrimination is protected against by, for the point, what Constitutional amendment often \pled" by defendants? ANSWER: Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution (13) This man ordered the liquor agents out of his state, fulfilling a promise of \several hundred one-way tickets" made in an inauguration speech written by Asa Carter. During that speech, this man stood at the same spot where Jefferson Davis was sworn in as Confederate President, and proclaimed \segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." For the point, name this governor whose 1963 \Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" sought to prevent the integration of the University of Alabama. ANSWER: George Wallace (14) Henry Karnes led a \Spy Squad" that captured an enemy intelligence officer during this battle. Mirabeau Lamar rescued Thomas Rusk during this battle. Deaf Smith destroyed Vince's Bridge in this battle which prevented an enemy general from retreating. That general, now captured, was forced to sign the Treaties of Velasco, which required his troops to return south of the Rio Grande. For the point, name this 18-minute victory for Sam Houston over Santa Anna, the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. ANSWER: Battle of San Jacinto (15) This man became famous for a court in which he argued against Reverend James Maury's claim for back wages. He defended his colony in the Parson's Cause in 1763, and he said he \smelt a rat" in Philadelphia and refused to attend the Constitutional Convention. This man introduced Stamp Act Resolutions by saying \if this be treason, make the most of it!" and, in 1775 at the Virginia Convention, he proclaimed that \I know not what course others may take". For the point, name this politician who pronounced \Give me liberty, or give me death!" ANSWER: Patrick Henry (16) As the Governor of the Indiana Territory, this man advocated for a repeal of a portion of the Northwest Ordinance as to allow slavery. This man negotiated the Treaty of Fort Wayne, which led to a war with a Shawnee-led confederacy. This man used his experience in that conflict in the election of 1840 in a campaign slogan that ended \and Tyler too". For the point, name this American general at the Battle of Tippecanoe who served as the ninth President of the United States for roughly a month. ANSWER: William Henry Harrison (prompt on Harrison) Page 3 USHB Nationals Bee 2015-16 Bee Round 1 (17) Mike Meese advised this man, who was accused of \cooking the books for the White House" in an attack ad released by MoveOn.org about his betrayal. This subject of the biography All In succeeded Stanley McChrystal in a post in Afghanistan. In 2011, this man was unanimously confirmed to succeed Leon Panetta, but he resigned in disgrace after his affair with Paula Broadwell became public. For the point, name this former CIA director and Army general who directed the 2007 \Surge" in Iraq. ANSWER: David Petraeus (18) The namesake of this region rebuilt Negro Fort following its 1816 destruction in battle. This region shared its initial purpose with the Mesilla Valley, which John Bartlett did not try to obtain. The northern boundary of this region is marked by the Gila River. The acquisition of this region allowed the completion of Asa Whitney's southern transcontinental railroad and comprised the last territorial gains in the continental United States.