Round 5: Tossup 4

Residents refused to assist people in this event a year after the Bible Riots killed over 20 people in Southwark. After leading an uprising during this event, Thomas Meagher worked as a journalist and joined the “Fighting 69th.” As part of this event, New York City, Kingston, and Grosse Isle were impacted by a typhus epidemic. People who relocated during this event were targeted by the Order of the Star Spangled Banner. (-5[1])Quinnipiac University hosts a museum (10[1])dedicated to this event that outlines a 170-dollar donation by the Choctaw. (10[1])Vessels called (10[1])long cónra, or coffin ships, brought people impacted by this event to cities such (10[1])as Boston. For 10 points, name this event that impacted the US economy in the 1840s after millions faced mass starvation from the blight of a staple (10[1])crop. ■END■

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