Muscogee - Northeast

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A sovereign nation named for this tribe was established by a Loyalist veteran who looted the Panton, Leslie, and Company store, only to be captured by Spain. This tribe’s Chief Opothleyahola (“oh-POTH-lay-ah-HO-la”) faced Confederate attacks on the Trail of Blood on Ice. (10[1])This tribe, whose members included William Augustus Bowles, exiled the Yamacraw chief Tomochichi. Peter McQueen and William Weatherford led this Hitchiti-speaking (-5[1])tribe in an attack on white residents of Fort Mims, (10[1])35 miles north of Mobile. This tribe’s Red Stick faction fought against the United States during a series of wars that included the Battle of Burnt Corn. For 10 points, the Treaty of Fort Jackson ended a war named after what tribe that clashed with Andrew (-5[1])Jackson (10[1]-5[1])in the Southeastern US? ■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: Muscogee [or Muscogee Creek; or Mvskoke; or State of Muscogee; prompt on Red Sticks until read]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Position	Value
Jon Suh	Harvard A	Brandeis B	40	10
Jonathan Huang	MIT A	UMass Boston	61	-5
Elliott Gomes	Dartmouth A	Harvard B	71	10
Jaehyun Park	BU	Brandeis A	117	-5
Alex Jiang	Brown A	Tufts A	118	-5
Ethan Siskel	Tufts A	Brown A	118	10
Jonathan Schnipper	Brandeis A	BU	123	0
Khugan Chan	UMass Boston	MIT A	123	0

Summary

Tournament	Edition	TUH	Conv. %	Neg %	Average Buzz
Florida	2025-02-01	3	67%	33%	54.00
Great Lakes	2025-02-01	6	83%	83%	113.40
Lower Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	6	67%	67%	111.75
Midwest	2025-02-01	6	100%	33%	85.17
North	2025-02-01	3	67%	67%	90.50
Northeast	2025-02-01	5	60%	60%	76.33
Overflow	2025-02-01	4	50%	50%	53.00
Pacific Northwest	2025-02-01	2	100%	0%	80.00
South Central	2025-02-01	2	50%	50%	91.00
Southeast	2025-02-01	4	75%	25%	61.67
UK	2025-02-01	5	20%	60%	30.00
Upper Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	9	67%	33%	80.00
Upstate NY	2025-02-01	3	100%	33%	97.33