Question
This man supposedly got one of his men to marry the sister-in-law of President Grant in order to stop the Treasury from interfering in a scheme. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this financier whose cornering of the gold market caused Black Friday in 1869.
ANSWER: Jay Gould [or Jason Gould]
[10m] In 1872, Gould lost control of a railway named for this location. A “Wedding of the Waters” commemorated the 1825 completion of a project named for this location.
ANSWER: Lake Erie [accept Erie Railroad; accept Erie War; accept the Erie Canal]
[10e] During the election of 1884, a mob threatened Gould to not manipulate the use of this technology. Samuel Morse invented a system for sending messages using this technology.
ANSWER: telegraph [accept answers like telegraphy or telegrams; prompt on telecommunications]
<Michael Bentley, History - American - 1865-1945> ~22558~ <Editor: Arjun Nageswaran>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 17.78 | 100% | 56% | 22% |