Round 11: Tossup 14
Women were urged to enter public service during this war by Esther de Berdt Reed’s Sentiments. The Peacefield House was expanded by a woman who warned that wives would “foment a rebellion” if they were ignored during this war. An exhaustive three-part history of this war was written by Mercy Otis Warren. During this war, A woman codenamed Agent 355 aided the Culper Ring under (*) Hercules Mulligan. The Daughters of Liberty knit clothes for troops in this war. Molly Pitcher probably didn’t load a cannon at this war’s Battle of Monmouth. Abigail Adams encouraged her husband to “Remember the Ladies” during, for 10 points, what war that Betsy Ross made a flag during? ■END■
ANSWER: American Revolution [or American Revolutionary War; or American War of Independence]
<History - American, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 11
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Bhargava | Waltham A | Belmont A | 57 | 15 |
| Saisabari Ramesh | Waltham B | Lexington B | 59 | 15 |
| Alvan Hossain | Lexington A | Belmont B | 63 | 15 |
| Patrick O'Brien | Mansfield A | Mansfield B | 66 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 50% | 17% | 66.17 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 0% | 62.50 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 75% | 0% | 61.25 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 50% | 25% | 61.75 |