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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 (15[1])of this war was written by Mercy Otis Warren. During this war, A woman codenamed Agent 355 aided the Culper Ring under (*) Hercules Mulligan. (10[2])The Daughters of Liberty knit clothes for troops in this (10[1])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
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Kaiwen XiaoLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearancePrat Pack4215
Terry TangMidnight Bus to VistaAlbanian Rift in the Sky6610
Andrew NucciDon't Ever Take Sides Against the FamilyHeauton Timorumenos6610
Emily SandeAlways Set the KurveWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience7610

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%50%17%66.17
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓4100%25%0%62.50
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓4100%75%0%61.25
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%50%25%61.75